All Happy Families (2023) Movie Script
1
[Graham] Uh, what are we
looking for, again?
[Phil] Pipe condition.
Obstructions of any kind.
Tree roots can be
particularly problematic.
[Graham] Oh. God,
this is like a horror movie.
[Phil] First floor empty?
-Yeah.
-And you live alone?
-Mm-hmm.
-That's great.
More people in the house
is a ticking time bomb
if you have bad pipes.
Ohh. Look at him.
Jesus. Holy fuck.
[Phil] I wonder how long
that fucker was in there
before he died.
Can-- can we just keep
the camera moving?
-Oh, no.
-What?
Now, this is bad.
This is really bad.
-Worse than the rat?
-They're Orangeburg pipes.
AKA Bermico pipes.
That sounds awful.
How on earth have these
not been replaced already?
I... don't know.
Well, my friend,
that is what's causing
leakage in your basement,
right there.
-Not the rat?
-Forget the rat.
I will never.
If you never swing
You'll never miss
Turn away from
The lips you wish
To kiss
Nobody to let down
I set myself down alone
Upon the front lawn
And sleep a while
Bum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-bum...
[man] So you just live right
upstairs?
[Graham] Yeah, yeah,
if you need anything,
I'm, like, always around.
[floorboard squeaking]
-Um, yeah.
-Yeah.
-There's more, if you wanna--
-[woman] Thank you.
-Oh, yeah, we saw it.
-You're good? Okay, yeah.
-Yeah, yeah.
-Thank you.
Let us all hear
from our lady of the hour,
my travel companion
to Italy in the spring,
Portugal, and Nepal.
-Everyone's favorite
assistant, Sue.
-Portugal?
[cheering, applause]
[Sue] Thank you so much.
I've been with Jerry
for 32 years.
Married to Roy for 47.
-It's time for
one of them to go.
-[laughter]
That is now her
new favorite joke.
Maybe it isn't a joke.
[]
You get dimmers.
Dimmers?
You get dimmers.
Your rent apartment.
Okay. Thanks, Olga.
You'll never miss
Turn away from
The lips you wish
To kiss
Nobody to let down
I set myself down alone
Upon the front lawn
And sleep a while
Bum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-bum...
[party din]
[partygoers laughing,
chattering]
[Jerry] Last call for karaoke.
Sue? One song.
-No.
-We all wanna hear you sing.
-[laughs] I think things
are winding down.
-Come on!
All right. You have a good time?
Oh, it was a great party,
Jerry, thank you.
We've put in
a lot of years, huh?
[Sue] I know, right?
What am I gonna do without you?
Not my problem. [laughs]
-I'm gonna miss you.
-Well, I--
I'll be seeing you around.
Well...
-Oh, goodness. All right.
-Come on.
[both laugh]
-Okay.
-Absolutely.
Oh! Jerry.
I--
[sighs]
-A-- All right.
-[Jerry] I didn't--
Don't worry about it.
Just-- No, I'm-- I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry.
-[Maureen] Ohh!
-Are you saying goodbyes?
-[Jerry and Sue] Yes.
-Just saying goodbye.
-[Jerry] We were saying goodbye.
[Maureen] He is gonna miss you
so much, Sue.
Oh, he'll be fine.
[Maureen] Well, I better
get him home.
Uh, but we'll see you next week?
Next week?
Yeah, you're coming over
for dinner,
Roy and I just set it up.
Oh, great.
-[Maureen] Okay. Great.
-[Jerry sighs]
-Jerry, are you okay?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Uh, yeah, we were just
saying goodbye.
[Maureen] Okay.
[mellow guitar music]
[sighs heavily]
[Roy] You ready?
[Sue & Connie] Grazie.
-[man on recording] Excuse me.
-[Sue] Mi...
-Mi scusi.
-...scusi. Mi scusi.
[man on recording]
Check, please.
-[doorbell rings]
-Uh,
something per favore?
[Connie] Per favore.
-[delivery man] You Sue Landry?
-[Sue] Oh my, thank you.
[Connie] Wow,
who are those from?
Let's see.
[sighs heavily]
[man on recording]
You're welcome.
-Uh, prego.
-Prego.
[keys clicking]
[fast-paced percussive music]
Oh! [clears throat]
Sorry.
-Graham Landry?
-Yes.
-Hi. Hey.
-Hi.
We've got Graham Landry.
-Hey.
-[Carla] Hi.
Nice to see you.
-Nice to be seen.
-[all chuckle]
So, are you willing to shave
for this one, Grizzly Adams?
Oh, yeah, sure.
And how's your brother?
-[Graham] Oh--
-Oh, my God.
-My mom loves his show.
-Oh, who doesn't?
Will is such a charmer.
And that is a good role for him.
[assistant] Uh-huh!
Okay. Should we start?
Sure. Uh, I'm reading
with you, yes?
-[Carla] You read-- mm-hmm.
-Yeah, okay, great.
[takes a deep breath]
[exhales softly]
I could really use a drink.
They don't serve alcohol.
Family establishment.
All the more reason
to serve alcohol.
[chuckles]
Okay, hold, cut. You know what?
Lose the smile.
We don't like it
when men smile too much, right?
-Totally.
-I know it seems
counterintuitive,
but we just-- we don't trust it.
-It makes sense.
-I mean,
I could get into the psychology
of it, but it's stupid.
Look, I don't make the rules.
You're just the enforcer.
I didn't mean to smile
just there.
-[phone rings]
-[Graham] Hey.
[Will] Hey. Did you go
to Mom's retirement party?
[Graham] No, I couldn't make it.
[Will] Oh, yeah, of course not.
You're too busy, right?
Did you rent the apartment yet?
Since you asked yesterday?
-Did you use my name?
-Nope.
Have you had a chance
to read my script?
Yes, and it's fucking great.
-Let's talk about it.
-Oh, hey, uh,
the pipes need replacing.
[Will] Oh, no way.
-They're literally crumbling.
-How much?
[Graham] Ten grand.
I can get another estimate.
No, Graham, listen to me.
Rent the apartment.
No less than 1,800, okay?
And use my name.
People watch my show.
Don't even-- [muffled]
[call ending beep]
[hiss of inhale]
[gentle music]
[show narrator] Previously,
on Winsome Falls...
Hon!
[Jerry] Oh, hey,
I can't seem to find those
Lawrence Avenue files.
They're in the new
storage closet.
[Jerry] Shit. Yeah, of course.
Yeah, you told me that.
-Um...
-[Roy] Sue!
-Hang on.
-[Jerry] Um...
Hey, did you get those flowers?
Jerry, listen.
[Roy] Show's on!
All right, I'm gonna let you go.
-All righty then. Uh--
-[Sue] Okay.
Bye-bye.
Don't call me.
[Will on TV] Honey,
you're getting older,
but you can't just
come and go as you please.
[Katie on TV] But none of my
other friends have curfews.
-Their parents actually...
-Why do I watch this show?
[Will on TV] Hey, I trust you.
[Katie on TV] No,
clearly you don't.
[Will on TV] Katie,
what's this really about?
Is it about prom?
[Katie on TV] No,
it's not about prom.
-[Will on TV] What?
-[Katie on TV] I feel like
I'm forgetting Mom's face.
-[Roy sighs]
-[Katie on TV] People forget.
I just-- I don't wanna forget.
All you have to do
is look in the mirror,
and mom will be there,
looking right back at you.
[Katie on TV] I love you, Dad.
[Will on TV] I love you.
So much.
Let's go get some ice cream.
-[Katie on TV] Sure.
-[Will on TV] Okay.
[remote beeps]
[camera clicks]
[Graham chuckles]
[mellow music]
[snoring softly]
[door buzzer]
[door buzzer]
[grunts]
[door buzzer]
Hey, sorry, I know it's early,
but I was hoping to see
the apartment.
Dana Allen?
Graham Landry!
-[Graham laughs]
-Hey!
Wow. Wow.
I-- Well, yeah,
come-- Come on in.
I mean, that is,
if you still wanna see
the place, now that you know--
Oh,
that the landlord's an asshole.
-Yeah.
-Yeah, okay.
Yeah, sure. Why not?
-Oh, my God, you're a chef.
-Yeah.
Did I even know that?
Where do you work?
Station House, for now.
Yeah, I've been meaning
to get over there.
It's overpriced.
When was the last time
I saw you?
-Hmm.
-[floorboards creaking]
The floors squeak.
How long have you lived here?
Uh, pretty much forever.
My parents moved out
of the city ten years ago,
and me and my brother
bought the place.
Wait, this is your
childhood home?
Yep, well, my brother bought it,
and I manage it,
I guess you'd say.
[clears throat]
It's nice.
You still acting?
Ah.
-Wait, isn't your brother...
-More successful?
-[Dana] What's his name?
-Will Benson.
Yes.
There was already
a Will Landry in SAG,
which is frightening to think
that two exist in the world.
He walked out of one of your
plays before intermission.
-Before intermission. Yeah.
-[Dana] Yes.
And because I was
the House Manager,
I was the one
that got to chew him out.
Oh, I-- I never knew that.
-Thank you.
-[Dana] I mean, it was my job.
-Is his show still on?
-Exactly.
[chuckles wryly]
You were really good
in that play.
[Graham] Hey, remember when
Professor Carner told us
she was gonna give
the whole class an F?
-As in "fuck you." Yes.
-[both laugh]
She would so be fired today.
I think I've actually
used that line before.
You have not.
Oh, you don't know me now.
I'm pretty frightening.
[laughs] Whoa.
-That's gross.
-Oh, oh!
[Graham] Who runs this place?
So, my last place went condo,
and...
I've been crashing with
a friend for the past two weeks.
So I'd be looking for
something ASAP.
Uh-huh. And you're
really interested?
-No, I'm just being nice.
-Oh, okay.
Oh! Yeah. Okay.
Okay, so this is the part
where you tell me how much
the rent is.
Uh, yeah, uh, 1,200.
-Stop.
-No, really.
-AC?
-Yeah.
-Parking?
-Uh, yeah,
you can have the whole garage
once I clear it out.
-Um, I don't drive.
-Jesus.
I know, I'm weird.
I like my bike.
No, I mean, shouldn't you
be charging more?
This is a lot of space.
Uh, yeah. Yeah, probably.
Yeah.
[Roy sighs]
[phone ringing]
[Sue] You want me to come help?
Uh, no, Mom, this is your time
to do, you know, you stuff.
Well, remember to wash out...
[in unison] Your brushes
and paint tray.
I know. Bye, Mom.
What are we doing this weekend?
[hopeful music]
[brush rasps vigorously]
[clatters]
[]
[door buzzer]
[door buzzer]
[knocking]
[scraping noises]
[gasps]
[phone rings]
[ominous music]
[operator] 911,
what's your emergency?
There's someone breaking
into my house.
[operator]
Are you in a safe location?
-[thud]
-[Will] Ow!
[operator] Sir, are you there?
[Will] I can't see anything.
-[heavy thud]
-Oh, damn it.
I'm sorry. It's a mistake.
-It's my brother.
-[Will] Ow! Fuck! Fuck!
-[operator] Are you sure?
-[Will] Graham, are you awake?
Yes, ma'am. I'm so sorry.
Um, thank you
for everything you do.
-[floorboards creak]
-[thud]
[Will] Ow! Come on!
Hey, man!
Why was this light out?
That's very dangerous.
-What are you doing here?
-I texted you.
It's midnight.
Well, I just hit my head,
so I'm probably
gonna have to go to the ER.
[sighs] Oh, my God.
How much did you get
for the place?
-1,200.
-Ohh!
I didn't wanna lose them.
Did you tell them
I'm on Winsome Falls?
-People love the show, Graham.
-Uh-huh.
[sighs heavily]
How was your audition?
We don't have to talk
about my audition.
-I wanna talk about it.
-Well, it sucked.
Good night.
Graham.
-Graham!
-[door clicks shut]
[knocking]
Graham.
Um, you know you're not
supposed to go to bed
when you have a concussion,
and I could easily have one.
So are you gonna come out
and talk to me
and keep me awake, or?
You're not jacking off, right?
[Katie on TV] Hey, Dad.
Honey, I wasn't expecting you.
Yeah, I was just in the area.
Well, let's face it,
she's not the strongest actor.
-[Will on TV] Well,
I'm glad to see you.
-No, but she's grown.
Also, stop blaming
your scene partner.
-I know. I do that.
-Yeah. You do.
-See? See? Right here.
-[Katie on TV] Dad, I'm not
a little kid anymore.
I shouldn't have gone in
for the hug so soon.
Why not?
Because she doesn't
trust me yet.
She's your child.
[sighs] I can't believe they
didn't fire me after the pilot.
Oh, my God, you've been
saying that for five years.
I know, but every year I begged
them for a decent storyline,
but they gotta make it
about the fucking kids.
Well, it's a show
about the kids.
Yeah, but I'm their dad,
you know,
people wanna know
what's up with the dad.
Like, remember that time
I dated that math teacher?
That could've been
a great storyline.
Oh, yeah, that was charming.
-Hey, how's Noah?
-Oh.
Well...
Noah is Evie.
-What?
-Yeah.
-She.
-Oh!
-Wow.
-Yeah.
Wow.
Wait, why didn't I know
about this?
She just told me,
like, a week ago.
Okay.
-How is she?
-She seems great.
You know, she's finally happy.
-How are you?
-If she's good, I'm good.
-Claudia?
-Oh, Claudia doesn't talk to me.
[scoffs]
Like, at all.
So, uh-- [clears throat]
I should probably let you know,
um, Mom and Dad are coming.
What? Here?
-Yeah.
-When?
-Tomorrow.
-Why?
They wanna help me
get the apartment ready.
Can't you just
hire a fucking painter?
[Graham] I was trying
to save money.
[groans]
Are they staying overnight?
-They usually do.
-[Will] God--
[Graham] Is there a particular
reason you don't wanna see them?
No.
-What?
-Nothing.
Okay, I mean-- [clears throat]
I was supposed to call Dad back
a few months ago.
He left me a message,
and I just, you know, I forgot.
Did he need money?
-Yeah.
-Oh, boy.
-What?
-Do you think he's gambling?
[Will] No!
Shit, I hope not.
[sighs heavily]
What? I don't even know
how to do this.
Do we have an air mattress?
I'm gonna sleep downstairs.
Yeah, uh, how long
are you gonna be here?
[Will] I don't know.
Okay, well, as long
as you're out by Monday.
-When's the new person move in?
-Monday.
Well, can you just call them?
[Graham] Why?
[Will] Okay, fine.
I'll go to a hotel.
-No, don't.
-No, it's fine.
You weren't expecting me.
I'm happy to go to a hotel.
[sighs heavily]
All right, I'll-- I'll
call them in the morning.
For real? Thank you.
-That's perfect.
-[Graham] Okay.
Um, and I'm only gonna be here
for, like, a week, tops.
Okay.
Can I ask you something?
Like, for real?
Yeah.
[Will] Do you promise
you'll answer honestly?
-Yeah, I-- I promise.
-No, uh...
[sighs] Okay.
What did you think
of the kayaking scene?
Like, athletically
or artistically?
-Athletically.
-[Graham] Well,
you looked great.
-Ha.
-[Graham] Yeah.
[gentle music]
[muffled rock music plays]
You always did treat Graham
like a baby. A grown-up baby.
Yeah, well, not sure
your parenting style's
a perfect ten, either,
Great Santini.
I'm driving.
Remind me to never
buy you flowers.
Why would you start now?
Ahh!
[snoring loudly]
[snoring, snorting]
Hey, Dana, it's Graham.
Graham Landry.
Uh, hey, give me a call
when you can.
I wanted to ask you something.
No rush.
Well, somebody really
wants to fuck somebody.
What? No.
Yes. It's fine.
I should, uh, get some food.
Um, text Dad to let you know
when they're here,
so you can park the car.
Why don't they just park
in the garage?
Well, the garage is full
with all the stuff
from when the basement flooded.
Wasn't that, like,
six months ago?
Well, yeah,
I'm a shitty landlord.
[chuckles] Have you ever
noticed how, like,
people move to the suburbs,
and they just forget
how to parallel park?
-It's so funny.
-Will you just keep
an eye out for them?
Yes, I said I would.
And maybe you can,
you know, clean or something.
Never mind.
Oh, hey, uh, by the way,
-why are you here?
-I told you.
[Graham] You told me nothing.
I just wanted to get out
of LA for a little bit.
Hmm.
Air mattress!
Please.
[upbeat, energetic music]
Motion, yeah
Motion
There's a chill
[garage door creaking]
[clatters]
[tires squeal]
Here, Mom, let me.
The garage is full of crap,
you know that?
[Graham] Yeah, I told you that.
-No, you didn't.
-[Graham] Yes, I did.
[Sue] I-- I'm trying
to concentrate, here.
Oh, get out.
[Sue] Oh, what? I was fine.
No, you weren't.
[car door slams]
[car horn honks]
Settle down, sporty!
Asshole.
-I was fine.
-Hi, Mom.
-[car door slams]
-[engine revs]
Oh, turn around,
and look at the house.
We're making him nervous.
[brakes squeal]
You okay?
What happened to my bluebells?
-[thud]
-[car alarm beeps]
[footsteps thud on stairs]
[Graham] Okay,
I should let you know--
-Look who it is.
-Aah!
-Hey!
-Hey!
-Hello, stranger!
-Look who's here!
-Look who it is.
-Awww!
Look who it is. What a treat.
-Looking good, Hollywood.
-Oh, my God.
-Good to see you.
-Hey.
You must be working out or what?
-No, not at all. No.
-What's going on?
Nothing.
I'm so glad to see you guys.
-[Roy laughs]
-You tell me later.
-[Will] Come in here,
come in here.
-Okay.
-It's so good to see you!
-[Will] Good to see you guys.
-Look how clean everything is.
-[Sue] Oh my gosh,
it's so clean.
[Will] Yeah. I've been working
like a dog for so long.
This place was so messy.
Oh, listen to this.
Graham has a crush
on the new tenant.
-[Sue] Really?
-[Will] Yes. Yes, absolutely,
-which could be a terrible--
-[Sue] Oh, for goodness sake.
-Who is it?
-[Will] Oh, well,
I don't know yet.
-[Sue] Oh.
-[Will] But I'm gonna meet her.
So, supposedly, next season,
we're gonna find out
a little bit more about Del.
You know, like some stuff
about his past,
where he came from.
Why is he in Winsome Falls?
Oh, which episode
will be Graham's?
Oh, yeah, that's--
that's not for sure yet.
Well, it better be for sure.
She's been telling
the whole neighborhood.
What'd they think about it?
What? Oh, Graham's script?
-I gotta follow up.
-Don't. It's fine.
[Roy] Well, that's just stupid.
[Sue] No, Graham,
you're a good writer.
You don't want him to follow up?
-All right, Roy.
-Look, do you want your story
on the goddamn show or not?
-Sure.
-Well, don't tell me.
Tell him. Tell him!
Will, please follow up.
Yeah, I will. It's in the works.
[clears throat] Oh!
I got us tickets for that, uh,
boat tour that you like.
You like that tour, right, Mom?
-No.
-It'll be fun,
we'll go, and--
Look, we got
a lot of work to do.
-Just--
-Well, let's take a break,
and go out on the boat,
and look at the buildings,
-and it's gonna be cool.
-We haven't even started.
[Tammy] And the Wrigley
Building was built to serve
as the headquarters
for the Wrigley Corporation,
which was completed in 1921.
It is a perfect example
of Italian Renaissance.
It was also the very
first building in Chicago
to have air conditioning.
-French.
-What was that?
It's French Renaissance.
Oh, thank you.
I didn't-- I didn't know that.
Ladies and gentlemen?
Yep, we have
a celebrity on board.
-Ladies and gentlemen,
Will Benson.
-Oh, I'll call you right back.
Will, come on up here.
-This is so embarrassing.
-I think he's coming up,
everyone, give him
a round of applause.
-[applause]
-[Will] Oh, thank you.
Oh, if you're gonna twist
my arm. [chuckles]
Thank you, Tammy. Give it up
for Tammy, our tour guide.
-[cheering, applause]
-Doing a great job.
You know, on my television show,
Winsome Falls,
Thursday nights at eight,
I have a TV family, but I'm here
today with my real family.
My dad, Roy, and my mom, Sue,
and my personal hero,
my little brother, Graham.
I call him Grammy.
He's a very talented writer,
a great actor.
And, Graham,
I wouldn't be where I am
today without you, buddy.
-[tourists aww-ing]
-[Will] I mean that.
I'm just really lucky to be
blessed with a great family.
So, thank you,
and thank you for having us.
-[horn blares]
-[laughs]
Give it up for Chicago. Okay.
[applause]
[Tammy] Oh, my God!
[mellow rock music]
[]
You know,
you might do yourself a favor
and hire somebody that can
actually manage this place.
[Will] I don't know. I think...
I think Graham may
have found his inspiration.
[chuckles] Marijuana?
[chuckles] No, more like a lady.
Hmm, okay.
You know, I meant to, um,
to call you back.
[Roy] You know what, no problem.
You still need that money?
Well, you know,
I mean, when you can.
So...
Sorry I didn't make it
the other night.
Oh, it was small.
Oh, you know who came?
Lila. It was nice to see her.
Oh, redeeming herself for
sending me on shitty auditions.
[laughs]
I'm not sure yet about Venice.
Mom, I think you should
go to Venice.
Nah, that's a lot for two weeks.
You sure Dad doesn't wanna go?
-[laughs wryly]
-Right.
Hey, listen, uh,
Don't tell your mother
about the money, all right?
Tight-ass store
won't give me a raise.
Yeah, I got ya.
[thuds, echoes]
The fuck?
Bug.
So, hey, dimmers, huh?
Tell me about her.
Uh, her name's Dana.
She's a chef.
You should invite
her to dinner tonight.
[scoffs] Mom, she's a chef.
Maybe she has the night off.
No, I mean, I--
I don't wanna cook for a chef.
[sighs]
She's gonna be living here.
It would be...
creepy to start dating
or something.
[Graham sighs]
So, um...
Jerry grabbed me at the party.
[Graham] Wait, what?
He grabbed my breast.
He'd been drinking.
Oh, my God, Mom.
Yeah, I mean, I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Don't tell your father, okay?
Okay. Yeah, I won't.
-[Sue] Don't tell him.
-I won't.
I'm sorry, I just
needed to tell you.
No, no, I'm glad you did.
[gentle music]
Phones, huh?
-[Will] Yes, I know.
-Graham?
Mine's right there. Go ahead.
-Ah. Ah.
-I know, I know.
-Okay.
-Right.
-[Sue chuckles]
-I know, everybody shut up.
I--
Yes. Thank you.
[Sue] All right.
This looks so great.
-Yeah. Thanks, Mom.
-Yeah.
-Buon appetito!
-Yeah.
[]
I just wanted you guys
to know...
The whole story, and...
She was cool
with me telling you,
and if you guys have questions?
Um, well, what should we--
I-- What is her--
Her name is Evie.
-Oh, Evie.
-[Will] Yeah.
[Roy] Well.
We always knew he was different.
Oh, my God.
What? I mean, a boy
needs a father figure.
-What?
-Really, Dad?
Well, I guess dinner is over.
[door buzzer]
I'm gonna answer that.
-Hey.
-Hey.
-What's up?
-Oh, I texted you.
Oh, I haven't
looked at my phone.
Oh, um, my deposit.
Oh, you could have
just paid me online.
Um, yeah, yeah, very true.
Honey, you know, your father.
-He can be a moron.
-[Roy] I can hear you.
-[Will] Yeah.
-Wait.
I thought you said you quit.
I'm sorry. I mean, I-- I did.
I-- I had.
I will.
Are you happy?
You got him smoking again.
[Will] Don't tell on me.
Don't tell on me.
[phone chimes]
Fuck.
[phone chimes]
[sighs]
Oh, my God.
Uh, oh, hey.
I, uh, I put dimmers in.
I hope that's okay.
Yeah. Yeah. I mean,
who doesn't love dimmers, right?
-Really horrible people. Yeah.
-Right.
Everything okay?
Yeah. My uh, my brother
just took off.
-Of course.
-Oh, your brother? He's here?
My parents, too.
Things just got a little tense.
So how are you doing?
Just, like, with all of this?
All of what?
When's the last time
you checked your phone?
Uh, I don't know.
A couple hours?
Okay, well,
I'd rather not be the person
to show you this, but...
Um, somebody re-posted this.
My God.
This is making sense now.
[Dana] Sorry.
Hey, so, I think I'm gonna go.
Oh, yeah. Okay.
[Dana] Um...
unless...
do you wanna smoke?
[whirring]
[thuds]
[phone chimes]
Oh, for God's sake.
[sighs]
[sighs]
[sighs heavily]
[man] Moonshine! Hell, yeah!
[rowdy patrons shout and laugh]
He wants everybody to know
he just won $5,000 on blackjack.
-What, on his phone?
-Yeah.
-What site is that?
-I have no idea.
[bar patrons chatter]
[rock music plays quietly]
I think I like writing better,
to be honest.
-Surprising.
-What is?
'Cause you're such a good actor.
Like, why wouldn't
you get on that show?
Well-- [groans]
Oh, okay. Yep.
I just remembered.
You are terrible
at taking compliments.
[both laugh]
So you really have
no idea what he did?
No, not more than
what I saw on your phone.
Can we-- I'd love it
if we could, you know,
not talk about him.
I mean, tell me about you.
Like, what--
what have you been up to?
-Like, what's going on?
-Yeah, um, okay.
So, about a year ago,
I realized that I was
a hot-ass mess,
and that I was drinking
too much.
So now I am off the sauce,
which is awesome
when you work at a restaurant.
Wow, yeah, I could see
where that would--
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-Mm-hmm. Yeah.
But, you know what,
I'm mostly working lunch now,
so it's, like, it's easier.
Plus, you're more
available for night stuff.
I am.
So, I hate to bring
this up, but, um,
the reason
I called this morning,
Is there any way we could
delay your move-in date?
-Oh.
-I'm-- I'm really sorry.
I just-- I don't know how long
he's gonna stay now.
No, it's, uh, it's cool.
-Are you sure?
-Yeah.
-Oh, shit.
-Well...
Your father is at the bar.
Figured. [clears throat]
I need you to change
Evie's name in my contacts.
-[Graham] Okay.
-Hi. I'm Dana.
Oh. Sue.
Dana is her.
-Is that legal now?
-Uh, yeah, it is.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
Any word from your brother?
Uh, no.
[Sue] I've set up his bed.
Oh, Dana. You're moving in.
-I am.
-[Sue] Ah. You went
to school together?
[Dana] Mm-hmm. We did.
Did we see you
in any of the shows?
Oh, no.
I thought I wanted to be
a stage manager in junior year,
and then I realized I was
gonna have to manage actors,
and I was like, hell, no.
So, um, then I dropped out,
and I went to culinary school.
You know, carry on.
Uh, your father won't think
to do that on his.
-Yeah, I'll take care of it.
-Yeah.
Nice to meet you, Dana.
Nice to meet you, too.
[coughing]
[Dana] Wow.
[Graham laughs]
[Sue] Hi, honey.
No. Hi, Evie. It's Grandma.
Um... your Dad told us--
All right, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no...
Um, your grandpa and I
are in Chicago.
Your Dad's here, too.
And we all love you so much.
-We, um, are so proud of you.
-[door bangs shut]
[Roy] Oh.
Oh! Ow!
Ah! Oh.
Your toothbrush
is already in the bathroom.
-Well, where's my--
-Everything is in the bathroom.
-Oh--
-Go to the bathroom.
Okay. [clatters]
[Sue groans]
-[Roy mutters]
-Carefully.
[Roy groans]
All right,
I'm gonna get out of here.
Okay.
All right.
-Oh.
-Okay.
I'm gonna cook for you sometime.
[Graham] Oh, you don't have
to do that.
Really, that's the best you got?
Uh, thank you, Dana.
That would be delightful.
Uh-huh. Good.
'Cause I hate cooking.
[Graham chuckles]
She's super cute, man.
I get it.
And I think she works out.
I'm glad to hear
she pleases you physically.
Where are you going?
Why don't you ask her
for a drink?
She wants to hang out.
Hey, can I talk to you
about something?
[Graham] Nope.
I think Dad's gambling again.
He asked me for money.
Okay.
He didn't want Mom to know.
Well, he hasn't been able
to work as much with his back.
What happened to the money
that I gave him for the house?
-That was a lot of money.
-[Graham] I don't know, Will.
Maybe focus on you for tonight.
[Roy grunts]
[Roy groans]
[Roy coughing]
[sighs]
I had a cigarette.
I had a marijuana.
What do you think he did?
Who knows?
Maybe she's just looking
for attention.
Boost her career.
You think a woman
would lie about that?
Well, all I'm saying is,
we don't know the whole story.
All right, I can't have
this conversation with you.
Let's just try
to get some sleep.
I don't see how they can
do the show without him.
That's what they said
about Roseanne.
[sighs]
You can't ask Will
for help right now.
-You know that, right?
-I do.
You think you can get
more hours at Miller's?
I can ask.
I can get a part-time job.
Ugh. Not the best time
for me to retire,
but that's where we're at.
I'm sorry.
Don't be sorry.
We'll be okay if we're smart.
We can be smart.
Good.
Good.
[pensive music]
[sighs heavily]
[sighs]
[sizzling]
[phone chimes]
[sighs]
[groans]
[sighs heavily]
This looks great, Mom.
I was gonna cook breakfast,
but you beat me to it. [laughs]
Okay, so, I'm just
gonna tell you what happened.
I had just finished a scene
with Brianna, and, um,
it was a scene that
she was very nervous about,
because she had to cry
in the scene.
And, um...
you know, sometimes...
actresses get a little bit
nervous when they have to cry,
and it becomes this whole thing,
that's all they think
about, and--
What scene?
-What? Why does that matter?
-For reference.
[Will] I don't know, man.
[sighs]
The last episode,
she's looking out over the lake,
and I go up, and I comfort her.
Interesting.
Proceed.
So she did a great job
in the scene,
and I was really proud of her.
So-- [chuckles]
I gave her a compliment.
And the whole thing
just got really blown
out of proportion from that.
She was not offended
at the time.
She was not offended, so...
You know, who knows,
if someone maybe coached her.
Coached her?
Like who?
[Will] I don't know.
[Graham] To what end?
I don't know.
Did you touch her?
No. Jesus, Dad, no.
What was the compliment?
Well, wait a minute,
wait a minute.
Was it the older one
or the middle one?
Yeah, the older one.
Well, that's better, I guess.
[Will] No, Dad,
there's no better.
Nothing-- Nothing happened.
What was the compliment?
I don't remember.
It was something
about the scene.
You don't remember?
All right, I'm gonna
go mow the backyard.
Mom.
So, you don't believe me?
I guess I don't.
But who knows?
Maybe she was looking
for attention. Right, Roy?
I should add that, um, she's
been a little flirty lately.
You should probably include
that in your press statement.
That's not helpful.
Have there been any others?
-What?
-Women, dumbass.
No. Zero.
So how long are you
gonna stay... here?
You know what?
I don't need this.
I'm gonna go make a phone call.
Well, I cooked.
I'm not cleaning.
-[LeAnn on video call]
You don't remember anything?
-No.
You don't remember saying that
she did so well in the scene
that she turned you on?
What? No. No way.
Maybe you meant
that she was so good
that she made you better.
That's when her good acting
turned your good acting on.
[LeAnn]
A crew member overheard it.
-[Will scoffs] Who?
-It doesn't matter.
Chad? Was it Chad?
The sound guy.
He fucking hates me.
Well,
that's not all they overheard.
Wha--
They overheard you invite her
back to your trailer.
For a drink.
That is something that
we do sometimes, the cast.
I remembered that I had a split
of champagne in my trailer.
I thought it would be
nice to celebrate the scene
and that she just turned 21.
But you can see how
the two things together
might be a problem for us.
-You know what?
I'm gonna call her.
-Absolutely not.
-Right now, I'm gonna call her.
-I wouldn't.
Yes. I'm gonna call her
and talk to her.
Will, put the phone down.
[sighs]
-[cell phone ringing]
-I-- Uh... oh, God.
Hang on, hang on,
hang on. [sighs]
Hi, honey.
I'm so happy to see your face.
Dad, what is going on?
Um, I'm just-- I'm in the middle
of something right now.
Can I call you right back?
-I guess, but--
-Yeah.
-Dad--
-I'm gonna call you right back.
I love you so much.
[Will sighs]
Can you please handle this
and just make it go away?
Hey, kid.
-What are you--
-The door was open.
You should watch out for that.
How about that brother of yours?
I'm so glad I don't have
to deal with that shit storm.
I brought a baguette.
Why are you here?
I got a very interesting email
this morning, Graham.
You wanna hear about it?
-I booked a film?
-What do you think?
-No.
-No.
However, apparently you
left my name as a contact number
on some spec script you gave
some producers a while back.
Yeah? Wait.
Well, you should let your agent
know about these things,
'cause the short of it is
they wanna acquire your script.
Do you have any butter?
-You're kidding.
-Take a look.
What about a plate?
I was thinking,
"Finally. Bingo!"
Now I understand why
you've been so indifferent
about your acting career.
-You're a writer.
-"Juggling some story changes
and his script points the show
in a direction
we're very excited about."
-Mm-hmm.
-It's probably
the only script they have
that doesn't include
the Del character,
and the business trip idea
gives a lot of room
-for what could've
happened to him.
-He could be missing.
-He could get murdered.
-There could be a whole season
about what happened to him.
[Will clears throat]
What, when were you
gonna tell me about this?
This is so awesome! Thank you!
Fuck, Graham.
You didn't put me
in your script?
Uh, I thought you read it.
I mean, I started it.
You gave it to the producers
without reading it?
I didn't think my own brother
was gonna write me off
my own show.
Wait.
How do you explain where I am?
Look, nobody's getting
written off, okay?
He flies to Atlanta
for a job interview.
-But Del loves his job.
-Yeah, Del loves his job.
[Graham] He's not gonna
take the job, okay?
This-- this university
has been pursuing him,
and he thinks, you know,
he owes it to himself
to at least see it out.
Okay. So I'm gonna get on
a plane, leave my three kids,
fly to Atlanta to "see it out."
Katie's 18.
She's very responsible.
Maybe it's time for
Del to realize that.
You're not her dad. I'm her dad.
Will, you hate that show!
Go out in a blaze of glory.
-Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid.
-Thelma and Louise.
Um...
I think I better get going.
Three's a crowd.
Call me later.
-Thelma and Louise!
-They die in that movie.
Will, I'm-- I'm really sorry.
Do you have any idea...
the pressure I've been under
the past few years
to finance all of your lives?
I'm happy to do it.
But it's stressful.
[Graham]
I don't know what to do.
And I really hope those guys
don't make a big deal about it
when they find out
that you're my brother.
-Fuck.
-'Cause you never know what's
gonna set those fuckers off.
But at least you know
you got what it takes
You can act and you can write.
Shit, man.
Good for you.
[Graham] Look, you got it too.
What about that short you wrote
and directed a couple years ago?
Yeah,
what'd you think about that?
[Graham] Um...
Okay. Now what?
-They're writing me
off the show.
-[Graham] Oh, come on.
They're just interested
in the script.
They're just covering
their bases for now.
And now Mom's mad at me. Fuck!
You know how she loves telling
everybody that I'm on TV?
She's gonna take this
really hard.
Stop! Look, take six months off.
Bulk up a little.
Then if you play
your cards right,
you might be able to do, uh,
an action movie or a Western.
Dad, they don't cast Americans
in Westerns anymore.
The point is initiative.
Now let's go out and do
some drinking. What do you say?
-No, I should not be going out.
-Yeah, you should.
Okay, I will.
[Graham]
Should she be doing that?
Well,
I'm not gonna tell her to stop.
Oh. [exclaims]
-[hoop clatters]
-Sue!
Oh.
Jesus Christ, are you all right?
-Oh, my God.
-Oh, my goodness.
-What, are you
making house calls now?
-Oh, God.
-[Graham] Dad. Dad!
No. Not in the house.
-[Will] Yeah, that's gross.
Oh, come on, ladies.
Don't get your panties in a wad.
-[cell phone ringing]
-[Will] Graham...
would you please
come out with us?
I just-- I gotta--
I gotta take this.
Come on.
We'll get you a baseball cap.
-[Graham] Hey. Hi.
-[Dana on phone] Hey.
[Graham]
I was just thinking about you.
What are you doing tonight?
-[connection faltering]
-Uh, Dana?
Uh, you're going in and out.
You should know the stairs
are the worst possible place
to talk on the phone.
-[Dana] So what do you think
about that?
-Think about what?
Um, about meeting me
at the restaurant
and going to hear the band?
-Hello?
-That sounds great. Cool. Yes.
Hey, um, something really
exciting happened to me.
I wanted to tell someone.
Well, I wanted to tell you.
Dana?
Fuck.
Dana, are you there?
-Dana?
-[Phil] Mr. Landry.
[Graham] Oh, shit.
Hey, thanks again
for coming to the party.
-Oh, it was my pleasure.
I had so much fun.
-[cell phone chimes]
-Sorry.
-No, no. What's going on?
-Oh, it's fine.
-[call phone chimes]
Sorry, sorry.
[exhales]
-Are you sure you're all right?
-Yeah. Yeah. Everything's good.
-All right,
I'll leave you to it.
-Okay. Good to see you.
Will you call me sometime?
Hey, actually, Lila.
What are you doing right now?
What do you have in mind?
You never called me back.
Is that right?
-Are you getting the work done?
-Absolutely.
You seem like a nice guy.
But you strike me as someone
who drags his feet. Am I right?
Find somebody else.
I don't care.
But that work needs to be done.
I don't want you to suffer
what comes with further neglect.
Thank you. I hear that.
-Do you?
-I do.
[Phil] All right.
-I'm walking away.
-Okay.
-I've said my piece.
-Mm-hmm.
I'll sleep better tonight.
You know,
melatonin works for me.
Fuck melatonin. Fix your pipes.
Hey,
you're coming with us, right?
-[Graham] Nope.
-Come on, man.
I'm not mad about the script.
Great. I'm meeting
Dana at her restaurant.
Okay, cool. That sounds awesome.
I would really appreciate it
if you would come with us.
But I don't-- I don't want to.
Look, Dad invited Jerry
without telling me,
so if you don't mind--
Jerry?
Then that's a definite no.
-Come on, he's not that bad.
-[Graham scoffs]
What?
Nothing.
What?
Jerry...
grabbed Mom at
a retirement party.
-What?
-Yeah.
Like, grabbed her.
Don't tell Dad.
-Piece of shit.
-Yeah!
-There he is.
-Yep.
Let's get him.
[percussive music]
Hey, Dana. You look great.
"I love your shirt."
Thank you. Thanks. It's blue.
[exhales] She's just a person.
You're a person. She's a person.
You got this.
[exhales]
[]
[Sue] Hello? Hello?
[]
This house no good.
Hello?
Oh! Hi.
[]
[hushed] Maureen's here.
-Okay.
-She's staging for me.
Oh, uh, hey, ladies.
Last call for the open houses.
Uh, no, they're with me.
Ah! Hi, Maureen.
Hi, Sue!
I told Jerry to tell you,
but don't worry about
bringing anything on Friday.
Oh,
we won't be making it Friday.
Oh. Rain check?
No.
It must be really difficult
with the... allegations.
It all seems really unfair.
Oh, yeah? Which part?
Uh, well, I should go.
Jerry's making me work
on my day off, so.
I know the feeling.
[laughing]
She does.
[man] Hey.
Aaron. You're Graham?
-Yep.
-Compliments of Dana.
Oh, hey, just so you know,
totally cool for her to
crash my place a bit longer.
Okay. Yeah.
Thanks for being so flexible.
Anything for Dana.
So you knew her in college, huh?
Yeah, I-- I did, yeah.
[Aaron] What was she like?
[Graham] Uh...
She's always been great.
Yeah.
Well, there's no one like her.
[chuckles]
What do you wanna talk about?
You need to stop calling me.
Roy texted me
and wants me to meet him.
Roy has never once
asked me to hang out.
I just wanna know
what I'm walking into.
I-- I'm leaving. Don't call me.
Let's go!
You have to take it. Maureen
already knows I got it for you.
Tough shit.
[]
[knocking]
[]
America is hungry for
a good old-fashioned wholesome
family TV show, you know?
[Will] Thank you so much.
That's really nice. Thank you.
[Jerry] Yeah. So good.
All right.
Cut to the chase time.
[Jerry clears throat]
I need you to give Sue
her job back.
I mean, and do me a favor.
Sweeten the pot a little bit,
you know?
I mean, like,
give her another week vacation.
I mean, she deserves that.
I already hired a girl.
Tell her there's
a change of plans.
-[Will] Dad...
-I can't.
-Dad. Dad.
-Look, look. Truth is,
had she known about
Will's situation,
she probably would've
worked another year or two.
Um...
no can do, pal.
Oh, my goodness,
will you look at that?
Hey, sweetheart?
-[Will] Okay.
-[Jerry] Another round?
Thanks.
[Will] That guy sucks.
-Thank you so much.
-Yeah.
He'll come around.
Dad, does Mom know
you're doing this?
Why?
I mean... maybe just let it go.
Mom doesn't wanna
work for Jerry anymore.
-What do you mean? She worked
for Jerry for 32 years.
-Let her have that.
Maybe she wants to
travel the world and see shit,
or get back into singing.
Wait, what? Wait a minute.
What's going on?
Jerry grabbed Mom
at the retirement party.
Grabbed how?
-Like, grabbed.
-[Roy grunts]
I promised I wouldn't
tell you, but...
Okay, see?
I shouldn't have said anything.
Jerry wasn't even
supposed to come out with us.
It's supposed to
just be me and you.
Get a hold of yourself, will ya?
[Will] I'm gonna go take a leak.
-[Will] Hey.
-[Jerry] Hey, hey, uh...
-Will...
-[scoffs]
He all right?
What are we drinking to?
[country music playing]
[cheering]
You should've looked in the bag.
-No way.
-That man had
the look of desperation.
There was something
expensive in there.
-So you sell it on the eBay.
-Yeah, sell that shit on eBay.
Thank you, Olga.
That's what I was saying.
-I wish I'd seen his face.
-No, you wouldn't.
Eh, you're right.
I see enough of his stupid face.
[Sue] Yeah, I needed
to say something to him.
-[Lila laughs] Yeah.
-[man] Sue Landry.
Are you out there somewhere?
-Oh!
-What's going on?
-Sue is singing!
-No, Sue is not singing.
Lila used to rep the guitarist.
They're conspiring against me.
[man] Well, I heard you know
one of my favorite old songs,
so you need to
get on up here now.
-Get on up there!
-I don't even know what song
he's talking about.
-Yes, you do.
-I don't remember the words.
Yes, you do. Yes, she does.
Come on, now.
You don't wanna break my heart.
-[Lila] Ohh!
-[Olga] Drink!
[Lila] Yeah,
drink, drink, drink.
-Now move your ass.
-I'm gonna get you for this.
[chanting] Sue! Sue! Sue!
[all chanting]
Sue! Sue! Sue! Sue!
[crowd cheering]
-Hey, do you need
a hand with that?
-Oh, I'm good.
I love your show.
Oh, come on. For real?
-[laughs] Yeah.
-Thank you. That's so nice.
What's your name?
-Uh, Maggie.
-Maggie. Will.
Will.
You're, like, the perfect dad.
-People say that.
-[both chuckling]
It's too bad
you're such a fuckin' dick.
I'm not the dick.
You're the dick.
["Some of These Days" playing]
She was very rude to me.
Some of these days
You're gonna feel so lonely
You'll miss my huggin'
You'll miss my kissin'
You'll miss me, honey
When I'm far away
I feel so lonely
Just for you only
'Cause you know, honey
You've had your way
And when I'm leaving
I know you'll be grieving
You'll miss your honey
Some of these days
You're gonna miss
Your honey
Some of these days
[crowd applauding, cheering]
Sue Landry!
A big hand for Sue Landry.
Brava, brava!
[applause continues]
You'll miss my huggin'
You'll miss my kissin'
You miss me, honey
Oh, for goodness sake.
Oh! [chuckles]
Hey, Evie.
Hi, sweetie.
-Hi.
-It's Grandma. Hi.
Graham. I've been calling you.
It's really rude when
people don't pick up.
What are you doing here?
Where's Dad?
[sighs] That's a long story.
Oh, man. He's calling me again.
Well,
maybe you should answer it.
No way.
Where are you coming from,
a Sears audition?
Wow.
There is something very hot
about a woman in charge.
Wait a second.
Who's this douche?
[Graham] Aaron.
[Will] Aaron? McConaughey's
short little brother?
-This fucking guy.
-[Graham] All right.
What is she laughing at?
He's not funny. You're funny.
-What--
-Stop staring.
-Don't talk to him.
Stop talking to him.
-Just-- Stop-- stop it!
-Stop talking to Aaron!
-Stop staring.
-Stop staring at them.
-I'm not. I'm not, I'm looking.
-I'm staring at you
staring at them.
-I'm not!
-Stop staring at me!
-Look down. Look down.
[Will sighs]
Hey. Okay, talk to me.
-Are you on coke?
-No, I don't do
that shit anymore.
Look, man, I wanna have a real
conversation with you right now.
Okay. Do it.
I wanna leave.
-I think that would be stupid.
-I know! Help me.
What-- what am I
even doing here?
All right, calm down.
First of all...
-put this on.
-No.
-Yes.
-No.
-Put it on.
-No!
-Stop it! Stop it!
-Stop.
Put your hand in the thing.
Have you never worn
a jacket before?
Now look at you.
You look like a man.
-Okay.
-Okay.
In your right-hand pocket,
there's a small bump
of cocaine--
-Oh, my God.
-That I don't do anymore, okay?
Don't think. Go to the bathroom,
it'll take the edge off.
Don't think, Graham. Do it.
-I hate you.
-I love you.
So, where is he?
Oh, honey, I don't know.
All right.
I have some leftover pasta.
-[Evie] I'm fine.
-I can make you a sandwich.
-You've gotten so tall.
-[Evie chuckles]
Hey.
You want a sip?
I'm 16.
Well, I used to let your father
have sips when he was your age.
How'd that turn out?
I'm sorry.
How long have you been driving?
-Six months.
-Wow.
-Have you thought about schools?
-You don't have to do this.
-Do what?
-Make up for him.
[indie rock playing
over speakers]
[clears throat] Hi.
-Hi.
-Hi, I'm Graham's brother.
We all know who you are.
You can't be back here.
Oh, for real?
This will only take a minute.
Okay.
Um, let's just go over here.
Okay.
Wow, it's so hot back here.
-Yeah. Mm-hmm.
-It's crazy.
-So what's up?
-So, listen, um, my brother
Graham, he really likes you.
-Mm-hmm. I like your brother.
-Yes!
But I don't think
you should move in.
-Okay.
-Here's why.
He does this thing where
he'll put roadblocks in his path
to success,
and him wanting you to move in
is just another example of that.
Because really, deep down,
he understands that you don't
wanna shit where you eat, right?
-Mm-hmm.
-That's a bad metaphor. Sorry.
Mm-hmm. Okay. So I shouldn't
move into an apartment
that I wanna live in 'cause
your brother has a crush on me?
Could be more than a crush.
Okay. I'm down a cook
and I'm really busy,
-so I'm gonna get back to work.
-Mm-hmm.
-So we good here?
-Yes. Sorry.
-Okay. Yeah, no worries.
-Sorry, guys.
-[Dana] All right. Thank you.
-Sorry, guys.
Everything smells great,
by the way.
I'm a big fan of... restaurants.
Hey. Wow, that's a cool tattoo.
Where'd you get that?
You know what? I don't care.
I don't know why I even asked.
[]
-[ice shaking]
-Dear God.
Holy shit.
You know what I like most
about her tits?
Everything. Look at 'em.
They're like little lemons.
They just fit perfect
in my hand--
Hey, what the fuck?
Yeah, Roy! What the fuck?
-Ow!
-How's that for a fucking
lemon?
Ah! Fuck!
Does your mother
know you're here?
Not really.
Call your mother.
[Evie] She won't understand.
-No, no. Call her.
-Grandma, don't! Please.
I'll call her.
Didn't even know
you had her number.
Oh, I'm full of surprises.
Hey, Evie?
Why are you here? Really.
I need $30,000
for affirmation surgery.
-Okay.
-And...
I'm sorry to have to
tell you this now,
-but I'm messing
with you, Grandma.
-Oh!
-You can relax.
-[laughs]
You had me.
-[chuckles]
-[cell phone ringing]
[groans]
-Jerry,
I told you not to call me--
-[Jerry] He hit me!
Roy hit me. A few times.
-Where is he?
-I don't know. He left.
What bar, Jerry?
[percussive music]
Get in!
[crickets chirping]
[water dripping]
[Graham] Fuck.
[cell phone ringing]
-Hey.
-[Dana on phone] Hey.
So, I'm here.
I'm ready to go out.
You're not here.
[Graham] Sorry.
[Dana] What's going on?
I can't talk right now.
So I should just hang up, then?
Sure.
[call ends]
[screaming]
[Will] The shit?
Hey. What the hell happened
to you, man? Why'd you leave?
What are you, twelve?
Evie's here.
Who?
Oh.
How does he look?
What?
What?
-What are you doing?
-[Graham] What does it look like
I'm doing? I'm throwing you out.
-Okay, except it's my house.
-[Graham] Yeah.
Doesn't make sense on paper,
but I just did some coke
at your urging, so.
Okay. Just stop, please.
No. Dana is moving in on Monday.
The end.
How about instead of her
moving in, you just ask her out?
Oh, you mean break a contract
so I can date the tenant?
We could get sued
for that, Will.
Or maybe-- maybe that's,
like, your thing, you know,
being inappropriate,
or misconduct,
or whatever the fuck it was.
Okay, Graham, stop, okay?
Dana likes you.
-What?
-Yeah, I talked to her.
She's, like, really into you.
Look, do me a favor, okay?
Do not talk to her ever again.
Don't even mention her name.
I'm not-- I'm not taking
dating help from some guy
who preys on women.
I'm not a... "preyer."
[Graham scoffs] Just stop it.
It's embarrassing.
And it's "predator."
Okay, you're a 42-year-old man
that still has Mommy
come over to mow the grass.
-You do need help.
-Why are we acting like
any of this is about me?
Because it is about you.
Why is it that when anything,
anything is going
even remotely right in my life,
you're right around the corner
to fuck it all up?
-Again, that's you.
-No, Will, it's you!
Have you even told your daughter
what really happened?
Because I'm sure she,
like the rest of us,
is pretty fucking curious!
I'm telling you right now...
[Graham] I'm talking about Evie,
by the way. Your real-life kid,
not the one you're paid
to pretend you love
and then try to fuck.
Fuck you, you fucking asshole.
-You fucking baby!
-[both grunt]
[Roy] I went to see Jerry
to get your job back.
-You did what?
-I had to do something.
So you went behind my back?
Well, you went behind mine,
with the vacations
and what he did to you.
You have completely
lost your mind.
Look, why didn't you tell me
what he did to you at the party?
Why did you go behind my back?
Why did you hit him?
You want me to
just let it slide?
Let what slide? I handled it.
No,
you hitting him was about you.
You know, you not telling me
really makes me wonder.
-What?
-If this has ever
happened before...
-Oh, my God.
-...and what the hell is going
on over at that place, huh?
Tell me something.
Is this the only time
that Jerry has done that?
That-- I mean, I--
You know, gambling is online,
you know, and--and, uh,
I had the damn thing
downloaded and everything,
and I-- I had to
do something, and...
that's why I called Jerry.
I was just trying to help. Us.
[distant yelling, thumping]
The hell is that?
[overlapping arguing, grunting]
-You fucking-- You--
-[Sue] What on Earth?
-Boys! Stop it!
-All right, that's enough!
-Boys!
-Let them work it out.
No, they're killing each other!
-[Will grunting]
-[Graham exclaims]
You hit your mother, dumbass!
-I didn't mean to.
-[Will] Mom.
No, I'm fine!
-You fucking dumbass!
-Dad! Stop!
Honey... how are you here?
Are you sure you're okay?
I can't believe
this is my family.
[Will breathing heavily]
If this is any example
of being a man,
I don't blame you
for wanting to be a girl.
-Uh--
-Come on, let's put ice on it.
[receding footsteps]
[line ringing]
[man on recording] Thank you
for choosing Eagle Air.
If you're calling about travel
to book through our agency,
please contact
the agency directly.
[solemn music]
[]
[Claudia on video call]
I'll fly up this afternoon.
Mom, I drove all the way
here myself. I can drive back.
[Claudia] What part of this
feels like a discussion to you?
[Evie sighs]
Honey, can I ask...
what did you want from him?
I don't know.
[Claudia] You drove eight hours,
and you don't know?
I guess I wanted a fight?
But they were
already fighting, so.
[Claudia] You haven't spent
a whole lot of time
with them in a while.
So it may take them some time,
you know, to, like, get it.
-Evie?
-Grandma wants to say hi.
Oh. Uh, hi, Claudia.
Hi, Sue.
Why don't I drive back
to Nashville with her?
-Grandma, you don't have to.
-No, I want to.
[Claudia] Sue, are you sure?
Yeah, sure I'm sure.
Girls' road trip.
[Claudia] That would be amazing.
But you have to stay
for a few days.
I think I'd like that.
-Bye, Mom.
I'll text you when I get there.
-[Claudia] Love you, honey.
I'm gonna kill you
when you get here.
[Evie] Sounds good.
How's your...
Oh, um, I'm-- I'm fine.
Where's Grandpa?
I'm not sure.
Any word from your dad?
Nope.
Good morning.
-He seems good.
-[chuckles]
["Empty Beach" by Coco playing]
A warning
A shot
Before the fade out
So, I've been
doing some reading.
Is this a good time
for questions?
Sure.
Uh, Evie.
Is that short for Evelyn?
Oh, no. It's just Evie.
-[Sue] Evie? E-V-I-E?
-Yeah.
-That's pretty.
-[Evie] Thank you.
Um, what's your style?
[Evie] Um... I like sweatshirts.
Any-- any oversized sweatshirts.
Oh. Colors?
Like, darker colors. Um...
Black or, like, gray.
Uh, and skirts? Short?
-Yes.
-Short skirts.
Like a wave that falls
On an empty beach
All of love I feel is gone
A shout in the wind
Falls on empty ears
Empty ears
The light slips by
We weren't listening
[Graham] What's it say?
[Evie] Thirty-- thirty-three.
Okay, perfect.
You want it between 32 and 35,
so that's great.
So, um...
I'm guessing you didn't get what
you wanted out of this trip.
[chuckles]
Is this the uncle talk?
Sorry. Yeah.
-Should've warned you.
-I can roll with it.
I'm really sorry
you had to see that with
me and your dad last night.
[Evie] It's-- it's whatever.
Also, what Grandpa said?
I hope you know that's
not how the rest of us feel.
It's actually-- it's probably
not even how he feels.
Like, at all.
-He can...
-Suck.
Yes, he can suck.
Runs in the family, I guess.
-Here.
-Oh, no, keep it. It's yours.
Thanks.
[Graham] Uh... hey.
Mom's inside.
These are for you, Evie.
Uh, last night...
was, um--
wasn't a very good night for me.
I'm sorry.
Thank you, Grandpa.
[tender music]
I'm, uh, driving back with Evie.
-[Roy] To Nashville?
-Yep.
I left her things upstairs.
Well, I'll go with you,
help out with the drive.
We'll be fine.
Okay, but call me
when you get there,
-let me know you made it okay.
-Okay.
[Roy] Hey, did you check
the tire pressure?
We did.
[Sue sighs]
-Is everything okay?
-Yeah. Everything's fine.
You know what I think?
I think we need
to stop wasting time.
[]
I'm gonna go try to make
some sense out of that garage.
Mind if I smoke in there?
Go crazy, Dad.
It's good she sing again.
Huh?
Yesterday. She sing at pub.
-In front of people?
-Many people.
They tell her,
"Come back, sing again."
[humming]
Excuse me.
[Olga continues humming]
[intense music]
-Hey.
-Let me see the damage.
I need you to do something
for me unrelated to plumbing.
I need you to take me somewhere.
It's important.
It's an emergency.
-Worse than a flooded basement?
-Possibly.
Where we going?
Uh, 1625 West Catalpa.
-That's, like, Catalpa and...
-Ashland. Put your belt on.
-Thank you.
-Oh, you're getting
charged for this.
[]
[]
Dana! Hey, hi!
Hey.
-[Dana] Hey.
-Hey.
-I'm so sorry about last night.
I am--
-You're having a week.
-Yeah, I'm having a week.
-Yeah, I know.
But that's not why I'm here. I--
I really like you,
and I-- I wanna spend
more time with you.
Look...
I should tell you,
I've been really stuck
the last couple years
in, like, every way.
And I don't know, something
about seeing you last night,
it just really threw me off,
you know? You in your element.
Okay, well, um,
I should let you know that
I'm a reformed drama seeker,
so I really have to
decide if it's you
or if it's the drama
that I'm so drawn to.
-Seriously, I am so boring.
-Oh, no.
I don't know about that.
I don't know.
Well...
when can you let me know?
Um, I see my therapist at noon.
-Noon today?
-Yes, noon today.
Okay. Okay.
[gentle music]
-Just wanted to give you
something to talk about
-for your session.
-Thanks.
Well, I'm always concerned
about getting my money's worth,
so.
-Yeah.
-Thank you.
[]
But I do have some real
family shit that I need to
talk about as well, so.
-Yeah, no idea
what that's like.
-Oh, I'm sure.
[Aaron] Get it, Dana!
-Hey, Graham.
-Hi, Aaron.
Okay. I should--
I should probably go.
Okay.
Okay. All right.
[Phil] That was real cute!
Thanks.
Thanks for sticking around.
[Graham sighs]
Where to now, Romeo?
Uh... what do you say you let me
take you out for breakfast?
Mmm. I eat breakfast at home
before I go to work.
-Like a normal person.
-Huh.
-Smart.
-Yeah.
-[engine starts]
-You love her.
-You kissed her on the mouth.
-I might. I did. I did.
[chuckling]
["Little Joy" by Oliver Hill
& Haroula Rose playing]
Change has entered
The open door
Wake to ringing
You listened for
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
Who is lurking in shadow?
She's a lover
They don't wanna know
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
Those who lifted
The curtain
Chose the sweet uncertain
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
["Some of These Days" playing]
Some of these days
You'll miss your honey
Some of these days
You're gonna feel so lonely
You'll miss my huggin'
You'll miss my kissin'
You'll miss me, honey
When I'm far away
I feel so lonely
Just for you only
'Cause you know, honey
You've had your way
And when I'm leaving
I know you'll be grieving
You'll miss your honey
Some of these days
You're gonna miss
Your honey
Some of these days
[Graham] Uh, what are we
looking for, again?
[Phil] Pipe condition.
Obstructions of any kind.
Tree roots can be
particularly problematic.
[Graham] Oh. God,
this is like a horror movie.
[Phil] First floor empty?
-Yeah.
-And you live alone?
-Mm-hmm.
-That's great.
More people in the house
is a ticking time bomb
if you have bad pipes.
Ohh. Look at him.
Jesus. Holy fuck.
[Phil] I wonder how long
that fucker was in there
before he died.
Can-- can we just keep
the camera moving?
-Oh, no.
-What?
Now, this is bad.
This is really bad.
-Worse than the rat?
-They're Orangeburg pipes.
AKA Bermico pipes.
That sounds awful.
How on earth have these
not been replaced already?
I... don't know.
Well, my friend,
that is what's causing
leakage in your basement,
right there.
-Not the rat?
-Forget the rat.
I will never.
If you never swing
You'll never miss
Turn away from
The lips you wish
To kiss
Nobody to let down
I set myself down alone
Upon the front lawn
And sleep a while
Bum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-bum...
[man] So you just live right
upstairs?
[Graham] Yeah, yeah,
if you need anything,
I'm, like, always around.
[floorboard squeaking]
-Um, yeah.
-Yeah.
-There's more, if you wanna--
-[woman] Thank you.
-Oh, yeah, we saw it.
-You're good? Okay, yeah.
-Yeah, yeah.
-Thank you.
Let us all hear
from our lady of the hour,
my travel companion
to Italy in the spring,
Portugal, and Nepal.
-Everyone's favorite
assistant, Sue.
-Portugal?
[cheering, applause]
[Sue] Thank you so much.
I've been with Jerry
for 32 years.
Married to Roy for 47.
-It's time for
one of them to go.
-[laughter]
That is now her
new favorite joke.
Maybe it isn't a joke.
[]
You get dimmers.
Dimmers?
You get dimmers.
Your rent apartment.
Okay. Thanks, Olga.
You'll never miss
Turn away from
The lips you wish
To kiss
Nobody to let down
I set myself down alone
Upon the front lawn
And sleep a while
Bum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-bum
Bum-bum-bum-bum...
[party din]
[partygoers laughing,
chattering]
[Jerry] Last call for karaoke.
Sue? One song.
-No.
-We all wanna hear you sing.
-[laughs] I think things
are winding down.
-Come on!
All right. You have a good time?
Oh, it was a great party,
Jerry, thank you.
We've put in
a lot of years, huh?
[Sue] I know, right?
What am I gonna do without you?
Not my problem. [laughs]
-I'm gonna miss you.
-Well, I--
I'll be seeing you around.
Well...
-Oh, goodness. All right.
-Come on.
[both laugh]
-Okay.
-Absolutely.
Oh! Jerry.
I--
[sighs]
-A-- All right.
-[Jerry] I didn't--
Don't worry about it.
Just-- No, I'm-- I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry.
-[Maureen] Ohh!
-Are you saying goodbyes?
-[Jerry and Sue] Yes.
-Just saying goodbye.
-[Jerry] We were saying goodbye.
[Maureen] He is gonna miss you
so much, Sue.
Oh, he'll be fine.
[Maureen] Well, I better
get him home.
Uh, but we'll see you next week?
Next week?
Yeah, you're coming over
for dinner,
Roy and I just set it up.
Oh, great.
-[Maureen] Okay. Great.
-[Jerry sighs]
-Jerry, are you okay?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Uh, yeah, we were just
saying goodbye.
[Maureen] Okay.
[mellow guitar music]
[sighs heavily]
[Roy] You ready?
[Sue & Connie] Grazie.
-[man on recording] Excuse me.
-[Sue] Mi...
-Mi scusi.
-...scusi. Mi scusi.
[man on recording]
Check, please.
-[doorbell rings]
-Uh,
something per favore?
[Connie] Per favore.
-[delivery man] You Sue Landry?
-[Sue] Oh my, thank you.
[Connie] Wow,
who are those from?
Let's see.
[sighs heavily]
[man on recording]
You're welcome.
-Uh, prego.
-Prego.
[keys clicking]
[fast-paced percussive music]
Oh! [clears throat]
Sorry.
-Graham Landry?
-Yes.
-Hi. Hey.
-Hi.
We've got Graham Landry.
-Hey.
-[Carla] Hi.
Nice to see you.
-Nice to be seen.
-[all chuckle]
So, are you willing to shave
for this one, Grizzly Adams?
Oh, yeah, sure.
And how's your brother?
-[Graham] Oh--
-Oh, my God.
-My mom loves his show.
-Oh, who doesn't?
Will is such a charmer.
And that is a good role for him.
[assistant] Uh-huh!
Okay. Should we start?
Sure. Uh, I'm reading
with you, yes?
-[Carla] You read-- mm-hmm.
-Yeah, okay, great.
[takes a deep breath]
[exhales softly]
I could really use a drink.
They don't serve alcohol.
Family establishment.
All the more reason
to serve alcohol.
[chuckles]
Okay, hold, cut. You know what?
Lose the smile.
We don't like it
when men smile too much, right?
-Totally.
-I know it seems
counterintuitive,
but we just-- we don't trust it.
-It makes sense.
-I mean,
I could get into the psychology
of it, but it's stupid.
Look, I don't make the rules.
You're just the enforcer.
I didn't mean to smile
just there.
-[phone rings]
-[Graham] Hey.
[Will] Hey. Did you go
to Mom's retirement party?
[Graham] No, I couldn't make it.
[Will] Oh, yeah, of course not.
You're too busy, right?
Did you rent the apartment yet?
Since you asked yesterday?
-Did you use my name?
-Nope.
Have you had a chance
to read my script?
Yes, and it's fucking great.
-Let's talk about it.
-Oh, hey, uh,
the pipes need replacing.
[Will] Oh, no way.
-They're literally crumbling.
-How much?
[Graham] Ten grand.
I can get another estimate.
No, Graham, listen to me.
Rent the apartment.
No less than 1,800, okay?
And use my name.
People watch my show.
Don't even-- [muffled]
[call ending beep]
[hiss of inhale]
[gentle music]
[show narrator] Previously,
on Winsome Falls...
Hon!
[Jerry] Oh, hey,
I can't seem to find those
Lawrence Avenue files.
They're in the new
storage closet.
[Jerry] Shit. Yeah, of course.
Yeah, you told me that.
-Um...
-[Roy] Sue!
-Hang on.
-[Jerry] Um...
Hey, did you get those flowers?
Jerry, listen.
[Roy] Show's on!
All right, I'm gonna let you go.
-All righty then. Uh--
-[Sue] Okay.
Bye-bye.
Don't call me.
[Will on TV] Honey,
you're getting older,
but you can't just
come and go as you please.
[Katie on TV] But none of my
other friends have curfews.
-Their parents actually...
-Why do I watch this show?
[Will on TV] Hey, I trust you.
[Katie on TV] No,
clearly you don't.
[Will on TV] Katie,
what's this really about?
Is it about prom?
[Katie on TV] No,
it's not about prom.
-[Will on TV] What?
-[Katie on TV] I feel like
I'm forgetting Mom's face.
-[Roy sighs]
-[Katie on TV] People forget.
I just-- I don't wanna forget.
All you have to do
is look in the mirror,
and mom will be there,
looking right back at you.
[Katie on TV] I love you, Dad.
[Will on TV] I love you.
So much.
Let's go get some ice cream.
-[Katie on TV] Sure.
-[Will on TV] Okay.
[remote beeps]
[camera clicks]
[Graham chuckles]
[mellow music]
[snoring softly]
[door buzzer]
[door buzzer]
[grunts]
[door buzzer]
Hey, sorry, I know it's early,
but I was hoping to see
the apartment.
Dana Allen?
Graham Landry!
-[Graham laughs]
-Hey!
Wow. Wow.
I-- Well, yeah,
come-- Come on in.
I mean, that is,
if you still wanna see
the place, now that you know--
Oh,
that the landlord's an asshole.
-Yeah.
-Yeah, okay.
Yeah, sure. Why not?
-Oh, my God, you're a chef.
-Yeah.
Did I even know that?
Where do you work?
Station House, for now.
Yeah, I've been meaning
to get over there.
It's overpriced.
When was the last time
I saw you?
-Hmm.
-[floorboards creaking]
The floors squeak.
How long have you lived here?
Uh, pretty much forever.
My parents moved out
of the city ten years ago,
and me and my brother
bought the place.
Wait, this is your
childhood home?
Yep, well, my brother bought it,
and I manage it,
I guess you'd say.
[clears throat]
It's nice.
You still acting?
Ah.
-Wait, isn't your brother...
-More successful?
-[Dana] What's his name?
-Will Benson.
Yes.
There was already
a Will Landry in SAG,
which is frightening to think
that two exist in the world.
He walked out of one of your
plays before intermission.
-Before intermission. Yeah.
-[Dana] Yes.
And because I was
the House Manager,
I was the one
that got to chew him out.
Oh, I-- I never knew that.
-Thank you.
-[Dana] I mean, it was my job.
-Is his show still on?
-Exactly.
[chuckles wryly]
You were really good
in that play.
[Graham] Hey, remember when
Professor Carner told us
she was gonna give
the whole class an F?
-As in "fuck you." Yes.
-[both laugh]
She would so be fired today.
I think I've actually
used that line before.
You have not.
Oh, you don't know me now.
I'm pretty frightening.
[laughs] Whoa.
-That's gross.
-Oh, oh!
[Graham] Who runs this place?
So, my last place went condo,
and...
I've been crashing with
a friend for the past two weeks.
So I'd be looking for
something ASAP.
Uh-huh. And you're
really interested?
-No, I'm just being nice.
-Oh, okay.
Oh! Yeah. Okay.
Okay, so this is the part
where you tell me how much
the rent is.
Uh, yeah, uh, 1,200.
-Stop.
-No, really.
-AC?
-Yeah.
-Parking?
-Uh, yeah,
you can have the whole garage
once I clear it out.
-Um, I don't drive.
-Jesus.
I know, I'm weird.
I like my bike.
No, I mean, shouldn't you
be charging more?
This is a lot of space.
Uh, yeah. Yeah, probably.
Yeah.
[Roy sighs]
[phone ringing]
[Sue] You want me to come help?
Uh, no, Mom, this is your time
to do, you know, you stuff.
Well, remember to wash out...
[in unison] Your brushes
and paint tray.
I know. Bye, Mom.
What are we doing this weekend?
[hopeful music]
[brush rasps vigorously]
[clatters]
[]
[door buzzer]
[door buzzer]
[knocking]
[scraping noises]
[gasps]
[phone rings]
[ominous music]
[operator] 911,
what's your emergency?
There's someone breaking
into my house.
[operator]
Are you in a safe location?
-[thud]
-[Will] Ow!
[operator] Sir, are you there?
[Will] I can't see anything.
-[heavy thud]
-Oh, damn it.
I'm sorry. It's a mistake.
-It's my brother.
-[Will] Ow! Fuck! Fuck!
-[operator] Are you sure?
-[Will] Graham, are you awake?
Yes, ma'am. I'm so sorry.
Um, thank you
for everything you do.
-[floorboards creak]
-[thud]
[Will] Ow! Come on!
Hey, man!
Why was this light out?
That's very dangerous.
-What are you doing here?
-I texted you.
It's midnight.
Well, I just hit my head,
so I'm probably
gonna have to go to the ER.
[sighs] Oh, my God.
How much did you get
for the place?
-1,200.
-Ohh!
I didn't wanna lose them.
Did you tell them
I'm on Winsome Falls?
-People love the show, Graham.
-Uh-huh.
[sighs heavily]
How was your audition?
We don't have to talk
about my audition.
-I wanna talk about it.
-Well, it sucked.
Good night.
Graham.
-Graham!
-[door clicks shut]
[knocking]
Graham.
Um, you know you're not
supposed to go to bed
when you have a concussion,
and I could easily have one.
So are you gonna come out
and talk to me
and keep me awake, or?
You're not jacking off, right?
[Katie on TV] Hey, Dad.
Honey, I wasn't expecting you.
Yeah, I was just in the area.
Well, let's face it,
she's not the strongest actor.
-[Will on TV] Well,
I'm glad to see you.
-No, but she's grown.
Also, stop blaming
your scene partner.
-I know. I do that.
-Yeah. You do.
-See? See? Right here.
-[Katie on TV] Dad, I'm not
a little kid anymore.
I shouldn't have gone in
for the hug so soon.
Why not?
Because she doesn't
trust me yet.
She's your child.
[sighs] I can't believe they
didn't fire me after the pilot.
Oh, my God, you've been
saying that for five years.
I know, but every year I begged
them for a decent storyline,
but they gotta make it
about the fucking kids.
Well, it's a show
about the kids.
Yeah, but I'm their dad,
you know,
people wanna know
what's up with the dad.
Like, remember that time
I dated that math teacher?
That could've been
a great storyline.
Oh, yeah, that was charming.
-Hey, how's Noah?
-Oh.
Well...
Noah is Evie.
-What?
-Yeah.
-She.
-Oh!
-Wow.
-Yeah.
Wow.
Wait, why didn't I know
about this?
She just told me,
like, a week ago.
Okay.
-How is she?
-She seems great.
You know, she's finally happy.
-How are you?
-If she's good, I'm good.
-Claudia?
-Oh, Claudia doesn't talk to me.
[scoffs]
Like, at all.
So, uh-- [clears throat]
I should probably let you know,
um, Mom and Dad are coming.
What? Here?
-Yeah.
-When?
-Tomorrow.
-Why?
They wanna help me
get the apartment ready.
Can't you just
hire a fucking painter?
[Graham] I was trying
to save money.
[groans]
Are they staying overnight?
-They usually do.
-[Will] God--
[Graham] Is there a particular
reason you don't wanna see them?
No.
-What?
-Nothing.
Okay, I mean-- [clears throat]
I was supposed to call Dad back
a few months ago.
He left me a message,
and I just, you know, I forgot.
Did he need money?
-Yeah.
-Oh, boy.
-What?
-Do you think he's gambling?
[Will] No!
Shit, I hope not.
[sighs heavily]
What? I don't even know
how to do this.
Do we have an air mattress?
I'm gonna sleep downstairs.
Yeah, uh, how long
are you gonna be here?
[Will] I don't know.
Okay, well, as long
as you're out by Monday.
-When's the new person move in?
-Monday.
Well, can you just call them?
[Graham] Why?
[Will] Okay, fine.
I'll go to a hotel.
-No, don't.
-No, it's fine.
You weren't expecting me.
I'm happy to go to a hotel.
[sighs heavily]
All right, I'll-- I'll
call them in the morning.
For real? Thank you.
-That's perfect.
-[Graham] Okay.
Um, and I'm only gonna be here
for, like, a week, tops.
Okay.
Can I ask you something?
Like, for real?
Yeah.
[Will] Do you promise
you'll answer honestly?
-Yeah, I-- I promise.
-No, uh...
[sighs] Okay.
What did you think
of the kayaking scene?
Like, athletically
or artistically?
-Athletically.
-[Graham] Well,
you looked great.
-Ha.
-[Graham] Yeah.
[gentle music]
[muffled rock music plays]
You always did treat Graham
like a baby. A grown-up baby.
Yeah, well, not sure
your parenting style's
a perfect ten, either,
Great Santini.
I'm driving.
Remind me to never
buy you flowers.
Why would you start now?
Ahh!
[snoring loudly]
[snoring, snorting]
Hey, Dana, it's Graham.
Graham Landry.
Uh, hey, give me a call
when you can.
I wanted to ask you something.
No rush.
Well, somebody really
wants to fuck somebody.
What? No.
Yes. It's fine.
I should, uh, get some food.
Um, text Dad to let you know
when they're here,
so you can park the car.
Why don't they just park
in the garage?
Well, the garage is full
with all the stuff
from when the basement flooded.
Wasn't that, like,
six months ago?
Well, yeah,
I'm a shitty landlord.
[chuckles] Have you ever
noticed how, like,
people move to the suburbs,
and they just forget
how to parallel park?
-It's so funny.
-Will you just keep
an eye out for them?
Yes, I said I would.
And maybe you can,
you know, clean or something.
Never mind.
Oh, hey, uh, by the way,
-why are you here?
-I told you.
[Graham] You told me nothing.
I just wanted to get out
of LA for a little bit.
Hmm.
Air mattress!
Please.
[upbeat, energetic music]
Motion, yeah
Motion
There's a chill
[garage door creaking]
[clatters]
[tires squeal]
Here, Mom, let me.
The garage is full of crap,
you know that?
[Graham] Yeah, I told you that.
-No, you didn't.
-[Graham] Yes, I did.
[Sue] I-- I'm trying
to concentrate, here.
Oh, get out.
[Sue] Oh, what? I was fine.
No, you weren't.
[car door slams]
[car horn honks]
Settle down, sporty!
Asshole.
-I was fine.
-Hi, Mom.
-[car door slams]
-[engine revs]
Oh, turn around,
and look at the house.
We're making him nervous.
[brakes squeal]
You okay?
What happened to my bluebells?
-[thud]
-[car alarm beeps]
[footsteps thud on stairs]
[Graham] Okay,
I should let you know--
-Look who it is.
-Aah!
-Hey!
-Hey!
-Hello, stranger!
-Look who's here!
-Look who it is.
-Awww!
Look who it is. What a treat.
-Looking good, Hollywood.
-Oh, my God.
-Good to see you.
-Hey.
You must be working out or what?
-No, not at all. No.
-What's going on?
Nothing.
I'm so glad to see you guys.
-[Roy laughs]
-You tell me later.
-[Will] Come in here,
come in here.
-Okay.
-It's so good to see you!
-[Will] Good to see you guys.
-Look how clean everything is.
-[Sue] Oh my gosh,
it's so clean.
[Will] Yeah. I've been working
like a dog for so long.
This place was so messy.
Oh, listen to this.
Graham has a crush
on the new tenant.
-[Sue] Really?
-[Will] Yes. Yes, absolutely,
-which could be a terrible--
-[Sue] Oh, for goodness sake.
-Who is it?
-[Will] Oh, well,
I don't know yet.
-[Sue] Oh.
-[Will] But I'm gonna meet her.
So, supposedly, next season,
we're gonna find out
a little bit more about Del.
You know, like some stuff
about his past,
where he came from.
Why is he in Winsome Falls?
Oh, which episode
will be Graham's?
Oh, yeah, that's--
that's not for sure yet.
Well, it better be for sure.
She's been telling
the whole neighborhood.
What'd they think about it?
What? Oh, Graham's script?
-I gotta follow up.
-Don't. It's fine.
[Roy] Well, that's just stupid.
[Sue] No, Graham,
you're a good writer.
You don't want him to follow up?
-All right, Roy.
-Look, do you want your story
on the goddamn show or not?
-Sure.
-Well, don't tell me.
Tell him. Tell him!
Will, please follow up.
Yeah, I will. It's in the works.
[clears throat] Oh!
I got us tickets for that, uh,
boat tour that you like.
You like that tour, right, Mom?
-No.
-It'll be fun,
we'll go, and--
Look, we got
a lot of work to do.
-Just--
-Well, let's take a break,
and go out on the boat,
and look at the buildings,
-and it's gonna be cool.
-We haven't even started.
[Tammy] And the Wrigley
Building was built to serve
as the headquarters
for the Wrigley Corporation,
which was completed in 1921.
It is a perfect example
of Italian Renaissance.
It was also the very
first building in Chicago
to have air conditioning.
-French.
-What was that?
It's French Renaissance.
Oh, thank you.
I didn't-- I didn't know that.
Ladies and gentlemen?
Yep, we have
a celebrity on board.
-Ladies and gentlemen,
Will Benson.
-Oh, I'll call you right back.
Will, come on up here.
-This is so embarrassing.
-I think he's coming up,
everyone, give him
a round of applause.
-[applause]
-[Will] Oh, thank you.
Oh, if you're gonna twist
my arm. [chuckles]
Thank you, Tammy. Give it up
for Tammy, our tour guide.
-[cheering, applause]
-Doing a great job.
You know, on my television show,
Winsome Falls,
Thursday nights at eight,
I have a TV family, but I'm here
today with my real family.
My dad, Roy, and my mom, Sue,
and my personal hero,
my little brother, Graham.
I call him Grammy.
He's a very talented writer,
a great actor.
And, Graham,
I wouldn't be where I am
today without you, buddy.
-[tourists aww-ing]
-[Will] I mean that.
I'm just really lucky to be
blessed with a great family.
So, thank you,
and thank you for having us.
-[horn blares]
-[laughs]
Give it up for Chicago. Okay.
[applause]
[Tammy] Oh, my God!
[mellow rock music]
[]
You know,
you might do yourself a favor
and hire somebody that can
actually manage this place.
[Will] I don't know. I think...
I think Graham may
have found his inspiration.
[chuckles] Marijuana?
[chuckles] No, more like a lady.
Hmm, okay.
You know, I meant to, um,
to call you back.
[Roy] You know what, no problem.
You still need that money?
Well, you know,
I mean, when you can.
So...
Sorry I didn't make it
the other night.
Oh, it was small.
Oh, you know who came?
Lila. It was nice to see her.
Oh, redeeming herself for
sending me on shitty auditions.
[laughs]
I'm not sure yet about Venice.
Mom, I think you should
go to Venice.
Nah, that's a lot for two weeks.
You sure Dad doesn't wanna go?
-[laughs wryly]
-Right.
Hey, listen, uh,
Don't tell your mother
about the money, all right?
Tight-ass store
won't give me a raise.
Yeah, I got ya.
[thuds, echoes]
The fuck?
Bug.
So, hey, dimmers, huh?
Tell me about her.
Uh, her name's Dana.
She's a chef.
You should invite
her to dinner tonight.
[scoffs] Mom, she's a chef.
Maybe she has the night off.
No, I mean, I--
I don't wanna cook for a chef.
[sighs]
She's gonna be living here.
It would be...
creepy to start dating
or something.
[Graham sighs]
So, um...
Jerry grabbed me at the party.
[Graham] Wait, what?
He grabbed my breast.
He'd been drinking.
Oh, my God, Mom.
Yeah, I mean, I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Don't tell your father, okay?
Okay. Yeah, I won't.
-[Sue] Don't tell him.
-I won't.
I'm sorry, I just
needed to tell you.
No, no, I'm glad you did.
[gentle music]
Phones, huh?
-[Will] Yes, I know.
-Graham?
Mine's right there. Go ahead.
-Ah. Ah.
-I know, I know.
-Okay.
-Right.
-[Sue chuckles]
-I know, everybody shut up.
I--
Yes. Thank you.
[Sue] All right.
This looks so great.
-Yeah. Thanks, Mom.
-Yeah.
-Buon appetito!
-Yeah.
[]
I just wanted you guys
to know...
The whole story, and...
She was cool
with me telling you,
and if you guys have questions?
Um, well, what should we--
I-- What is her--
Her name is Evie.
-Oh, Evie.
-[Will] Yeah.
[Roy] Well.
We always knew he was different.
Oh, my God.
What? I mean, a boy
needs a father figure.
-What?
-Really, Dad?
Well, I guess dinner is over.
[door buzzer]
I'm gonna answer that.
-Hey.
-Hey.
-What's up?
-Oh, I texted you.
Oh, I haven't
looked at my phone.
Oh, um, my deposit.
Oh, you could have
just paid me online.
Um, yeah, yeah, very true.
Honey, you know, your father.
-He can be a moron.
-[Roy] I can hear you.
-[Will] Yeah.
-Wait.
I thought you said you quit.
I'm sorry. I mean, I-- I did.
I-- I had.
I will.
Are you happy?
You got him smoking again.
[Will] Don't tell on me.
Don't tell on me.
[phone chimes]
Fuck.
[phone chimes]
[sighs]
Oh, my God.
Uh, oh, hey.
I, uh, I put dimmers in.
I hope that's okay.
Yeah. Yeah. I mean,
who doesn't love dimmers, right?
-Really horrible people. Yeah.
-Right.
Everything okay?
Yeah. My uh, my brother
just took off.
-Of course.
-Oh, your brother? He's here?
My parents, too.
Things just got a little tense.
So how are you doing?
Just, like, with all of this?
All of what?
When's the last time
you checked your phone?
Uh, I don't know.
A couple hours?
Okay, well,
I'd rather not be the person
to show you this, but...
Um, somebody re-posted this.
My God.
This is making sense now.
[Dana] Sorry.
Hey, so, I think I'm gonna go.
Oh, yeah. Okay.
[Dana] Um...
unless...
do you wanna smoke?
[whirring]
[thuds]
[phone chimes]
Oh, for God's sake.
[sighs]
[sighs]
[sighs heavily]
[man] Moonshine! Hell, yeah!
[rowdy patrons shout and laugh]
He wants everybody to know
he just won $5,000 on blackjack.
-What, on his phone?
-Yeah.
-What site is that?
-I have no idea.
[bar patrons chatter]
[rock music plays quietly]
I think I like writing better,
to be honest.
-Surprising.
-What is?
'Cause you're such a good actor.
Like, why wouldn't
you get on that show?
Well-- [groans]
Oh, okay. Yep.
I just remembered.
You are terrible
at taking compliments.
[both laugh]
So you really have
no idea what he did?
No, not more than
what I saw on your phone.
Can we-- I'd love it
if we could, you know,
not talk about him.
I mean, tell me about you.
Like, what--
what have you been up to?
-Like, what's going on?
-Yeah, um, okay.
So, about a year ago,
I realized that I was
a hot-ass mess,
and that I was drinking
too much.
So now I am off the sauce,
which is awesome
when you work at a restaurant.
Wow, yeah, I could see
where that would--
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-Mm-hmm. Yeah.
But, you know what,
I'm mostly working lunch now,
so it's, like, it's easier.
Plus, you're more
available for night stuff.
I am.
So, I hate to bring
this up, but, um,
the reason
I called this morning,
Is there any way we could
delay your move-in date?
-Oh.
-I'm-- I'm really sorry.
I just-- I don't know how long
he's gonna stay now.
No, it's, uh, it's cool.
-Are you sure?
-Yeah.
-Oh, shit.
-Well...
Your father is at the bar.
Figured. [clears throat]
I need you to change
Evie's name in my contacts.
-[Graham] Okay.
-Hi. I'm Dana.
Oh. Sue.
Dana is her.
-Is that legal now?
-Uh, yeah, it is.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
Any word from your brother?
Uh, no.
[Sue] I've set up his bed.
Oh, Dana. You're moving in.
-I am.
-[Sue] Ah. You went
to school together?
[Dana] Mm-hmm. We did.
Did we see you
in any of the shows?
Oh, no.
I thought I wanted to be
a stage manager in junior year,
and then I realized I was
gonna have to manage actors,
and I was like, hell, no.
So, um, then I dropped out,
and I went to culinary school.
You know, carry on.
Uh, your father won't think
to do that on his.
-Yeah, I'll take care of it.
-Yeah.
Nice to meet you, Dana.
Nice to meet you, too.
[coughing]
[Dana] Wow.
[Graham laughs]
[Sue] Hi, honey.
No. Hi, Evie. It's Grandma.
Um... your Dad told us--
All right, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no...
Um, your grandpa and I
are in Chicago.
Your Dad's here, too.
And we all love you so much.
-We, um, are so proud of you.
-[door bangs shut]
[Roy] Oh.
Oh! Ow!
Ah! Oh.
Your toothbrush
is already in the bathroom.
-Well, where's my--
-Everything is in the bathroom.
-Oh--
-Go to the bathroom.
Okay. [clatters]
[Sue groans]
-[Roy mutters]
-Carefully.
[Roy groans]
All right,
I'm gonna get out of here.
Okay.
All right.
-Oh.
-Okay.
I'm gonna cook for you sometime.
[Graham] Oh, you don't have
to do that.
Really, that's the best you got?
Uh, thank you, Dana.
That would be delightful.
Uh-huh. Good.
'Cause I hate cooking.
[Graham chuckles]
She's super cute, man.
I get it.
And I think she works out.
I'm glad to hear
she pleases you physically.
Where are you going?
Why don't you ask her
for a drink?
She wants to hang out.
Hey, can I talk to you
about something?
[Graham] Nope.
I think Dad's gambling again.
He asked me for money.
Okay.
He didn't want Mom to know.
Well, he hasn't been able
to work as much with his back.
What happened to the money
that I gave him for the house?
-That was a lot of money.
-[Graham] I don't know, Will.
Maybe focus on you for tonight.
[Roy grunts]
[Roy groans]
[Roy coughing]
[sighs]
I had a cigarette.
I had a marijuana.
What do you think he did?
Who knows?
Maybe she's just looking
for attention.
Boost her career.
You think a woman
would lie about that?
Well, all I'm saying is,
we don't know the whole story.
All right, I can't have
this conversation with you.
Let's just try
to get some sleep.
I don't see how they can
do the show without him.
That's what they said
about Roseanne.
[sighs]
You can't ask Will
for help right now.
-You know that, right?
-I do.
You think you can get
more hours at Miller's?
I can ask.
I can get a part-time job.
Ugh. Not the best time
for me to retire,
but that's where we're at.
I'm sorry.
Don't be sorry.
We'll be okay if we're smart.
We can be smart.
Good.
Good.
[pensive music]
[sighs heavily]
[sighs]
[sizzling]
[phone chimes]
[sighs]
[groans]
[sighs heavily]
This looks great, Mom.
I was gonna cook breakfast,
but you beat me to it. [laughs]
Okay, so, I'm just
gonna tell you what happened.
I had just finished a scene
with Brianna, and, um,
it was a scene that
she was very nervous about,
because she had to cry
in the scene.
And, um...
you know, sometimes...
actresses get a little bit
nervous when they have to cry,
and it becomes this whole thing,
that's all they think
about, and--
What scene?
-What? Why does that matter?
-For reference.
[Will] I don't know, man.
[sighs]
The last episode,
she's looking out over the lake,
and I go up, and I comfort her.
Interesting.
Proceed.
So she did a great job
in the scene,
and I was really proud of her.
So-- [chuckles]
I gave her a compliment.
And the whole thing
just got really blown
out of proportion from that.
She was not offended
at the time.
She was not offended, so...
You know, who knows,
if someone maybe coached her.
Coached her?
Like who?
[Will] I don't know.
[Graham] To what end?
I don't know.
Did you touch her?
No. Jesus, Dad, no.
What was the compliment?
Well, wait a minute,
wait a minute.
Was it the older one
or the middle one?
Yeah, the older one.
Well, that's better, I guess.
[Will] No, Dad,
there's no better.
Nothing-- Nothing happened.
What was the compliment?
I don't remember.
It was something
about the scene.
You don't remember?
All right, I'm gonna
go mow the backyard.
Mom.
So, you don't believe me?
I guess I don't.
But who knows?
Maybe she was looking
for attention. Right, Roy?
I should add that, um, she's
been a little flirty lately.
You should probably include
that in your press statement.
That's not helpful.
Have there been any others?
-What?
-Women, dumbass.
No. Zero.
So how long are you
gonna stay... here?
You know what?
I don't need this.
I'm gonna go make a phone call.
Well, I cooked.
I'm not cleaning.
-[LeAnn on video call]
You don't remember anything?
-No.
You don't remember saying that
she did so well in the scene
that she turned you on?
What? No. No way.
Maybe you meant
that she was so good
that she made you better.
That's when her good acting
turned your good acting on.
[LeAnn]
A crew member overheard it.
-[Will scoffs] Who?
-It doesn't matter.
Chad? Was it Chad?
The sound guy.
He fucking hates me.
Well,
that's not all they overheard.
Wha--
They overheard you invite her
back to your trailer.
For a drink.
That is something that
we do sometimes, the cast.
I remembered that I had a split
of champagne in my trailer.
I thought it would be
nice to celebrate the scene
and that she just turned 21.
But you can see how
the two things together
might be a problem for us.
-You know what?
I'm gonna call her.
-Absolutely not.
-Right now, I'm gonna call her.
-I wouldn't.
Yes. I'm gonna call her
and talk to her.
Will, put the phone down.
[sighs]
-[cell phone ringing]
-I-- Uh... oh, God.
Hang on, hang on,
hang on. [sighs]
Hi, honey.
I'm so happy to see your face.
Dad, what is going on?
Um, I'm just-- I'm in the middle
of something right now.
Can I call you right back?
-I guess, but--
-Yeah.
-Dad--
-I'm gonna call you right back.
I love you so much.
[Will sighs]
Can you please handle this
and just make it go away?
Hey, kid.
-What are you--
-The door was open.
You should watch out for that.
How about that brother of yours?
I'm so glad I don't have
to deal with that shit storm.
I brought a baguette.
Why are you here?
I got a very interesting email
this morning, Graham.
You wanna hear about it?
-I booked a film?
-What do you think?
-No.
-No.
However, apparently you
left my name as a contact number
on some spec script you gave
some producers a while back.
Yeah? Wait.
Well, you should let your agent
know about these things,
'cause the short of it is
they wanna acquire your script.
Do you have any butter?
-You're kidding.
-Take a look.
What about a plate?
I was thinking,
"Finally. Bingo!"
Now I understand why
you've been so indifferent
about your acting career.
-You're a writer.
-"Juggling some story changes
and his script points the show
in a direction
we're very excited about."
-Mm-hmm.
-It's probably
the only script they have
that doesn't include
the Del character,
and the business trip idea
gives a lot of room
-for what could've
happened to him.
-He could be missing.
-He could get murdered.
-There could be a whole season
about what happened to him.
[Will clears throat]
What, when were you
gonna tell me about this?
This is so awesome! Thank you!
Fuck, Graham.
You didn't put me
in your script?
Uh, I thought you read it.
I mean, I started it.
You gave it to the producers
without reading it?
I didn't think my own brother
was gonna write me off
my own show.
Wait.
How do you explain where I am?
Look, nobody's getting
written off, okay?
He flies to Atlanta
for a job interview.
-But Del loves his job.
-Yeah, Del loves his job.
[Graham] He's not gonna
take the job, okay?
This-- this university
has been pursuing him,
and he thinks, you know,
he owes it to himself
to at least see it out.
Okay. So I'm gonna get on
a plane, leave my three kids,
fly to Atlanta to "see it out."
Katie's 18.
She's very responsible.
Maybe it's time for
Del to realize that.
You're not her dad. I'm her dad.
Will, you hate that show!
Go out in a blaze of glory.
-Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid.
-Thelma and Louise.
Um...
I think I better get going.
Three's a crowd.
Call me later.
-Thelma and Louise!
-They die in that movie.
Will, I'm-- I'm really sorry.
Do you have any idea...
the pressure I've been under
the past few years
to finance all of your lives?
I'm happy to do it.
But it's stressful.
[Graham]
I don't know what to do.
And I really hope those guys
don't make a big deal about it
when they find out
that you're my brother.
-Fuck.
-'Cause you never know what's
gonna set those fuckers off.
But at least you know
you got what it takes
You can act and you can write.
Shit, man.
Good for you.
[Graham] Look, you got it too.
What about that short you wrote
and directed a couple years ago?
Yeah,
what'd you think about that?
[Graham] Um...
Okay. Now what?
-They're writing me
off the show.
-[Graham] Oh, come on.
They're just interested
in the script.
They're just covering
their bases for now.
And now Mom's mad at me. Fuck!
You know how she loves telling
everybody that I'm on TV?
She's gonna take this
really hard.
Stop! Look, take six months off.
Bulk up a little.
Then if you play
your cards right,
you might be able to do, uh,
an action movie or a Western.
Dad, they don't cast Americans
in Westerns anymore.
The point is initiative.
Now let's go out and do
some drinking. What do you say?
-No, I should not be going out.
-Yeah, you should.
Okay, I will.
[Graham]
Should she be doing that?
Well,
I'm not gonna tell her to stop.
Oh. [exclaims]
-[hoop clatters]
-Sue!
Oh.
Jesus Christ, are you all right?
-Oh, my God.
-Oh, my goodness.
-What, are you
making house calls now?
-Oh, God.
-[Graham] Dad. Dad!
No. Not in the house.
-[Will] Yeah, that's gross.
Oh, come on, ladies.
Don't get your panties in a wad.
-[cell phone ringing]
-[Will] Graham...
would you please
come out with us?
I just-- I gotta--
I gotta take this.
Come on.
We'll get you a baseball cap.
-[Graham] Hey. Hi.
-[Dana on phone] Hey.
[Graham]
I was just thinking about you.
What are you doing tonight?
-[connection faltering]
-Uh, Dana?
Uh, you're going in and out.
You should know the stairs
are the worst possible place
to talk on the phone.
-[Dana] So what do you think
about that?
-Think about what?
Um, about meeting me
at the restaurant
and going to hear the band?
-Hello?
-That sounds great. Cool. Yes.
Hey, um, something really
exciting happened to me.
I wanted to tell someone.
Well, I wanted to tell you.
Dana?
Fuck.
Dana, are you there?
-Dana?
-[Phil] Mr. Landry.
[Graham] Oh, shit.
Hey, thanks again
for coming to the party.
-Oh, it was my pleasure.
I had so much fun.
-[cell phone chimes]
-Sorry.
-No, no. What's going on?
-Oh, it's fine.
-[call phone chimes]
Sorry, sorry.
[exhales]
-Are you sure you're all right?
-Yeah. Yeah. Everything's good.
-All right,
I'll leave you to it.
-Okay. Good to see you.
Will you call me sometime?
Hey, actually, Lila.
What are you doing right now?
What do you have in mind?
You never called me back.
Is that right?
-Are you getting the work done?
-Absolutely.
You seem like a nice guy.
But you strike me as someone
who drags his feet. Am I right?
Find somebody else.
I don't care.
But that work needs to be done.
I don't want you to suffer
what comes with further neglect.
Thank you. I hear that.
-Do you?
-I do.
[Phil] All right.
-I'm walking away.
-Okay.
-I've said my piece.
-Mm-hmm.
I'll sleep better tonight.
You know,
melatonin works for me.
Fuck melatonin. Fix your pipes.
Hey,
you're coming with us, right?
-[Graham] Nope.
-Come on, man.
I'm not mad about the script.
Great. I'm meeting
Dana at her restaurant.
Okay, cool. That sounds awesome.
I would really appreciate it
if you would come with us.
But I don't-- I don't want to.
Look, Dad invited Jerry
without telling me,
so if you don't mind--
Jerry?
Then that's a definite no.
-Come on, he's not that bad.
-[Graham scoffs]
What?
Nothing.
What?
Jerry...
grabbed Mom at
a retirement party.
-What?
-Yeah.
Like, grabbed her.
Don't tell Dad.
-Piece of shit.
-Yeah!
-There he is.
-Yep.
Let's get him.
[percussive music]
Hey, Dana. You look great.
"I love your shirt."
Thank you. Thanks. It's blue.
[exhales] She's just a person.
You're a person. She's a person.
You got this.
[exhales]
[]
[Sue] Hello? Hello?
[]
This house no good.
Hello?
Oh! Hi.
[]
[hushed] Maureen's here.
-Okay.
-She's staging for me.
Oh, uh, hey, ladies.
Last call for the open houses.
Uh, no, they're with me.
Ah! Hi, Maureen.
Hi, Sue!
I told Jerry to tell you,
but don't worry about
bringing anything on Friday.
Oh,
we won't be making it Friday.
Oh. Rain check?
No.
It must be really difficult
with the... allegations.
It all seems really unfair.
Oh, yeah? Which part?
Uh, well, I should go.
Jerry's making me work
on my day off, so.
I know the feeling.
[laughing]
She does.
[man] Hey.
Aaron. You're Graham?
-Yep.
-Compliments of Dana.
Oh, hey, just so you know,
totally cool for her to
crash my place a bit longer.
Okay. Yeah.
Thanks for being so flexible.
Anything for Dana.
So you knew her in college, huh?
Yeah, I-- I did, yeah.
[Aaron] What was she like?
[Graham] Uh...
She's always been great.
Yeah.
Well, there's no one like her.
[chuckles]
What do you wanna talk about?
You need to stop calling me.
Roy texted me
and wants me to meet him.
Roy has never once
asked me to hang out.
I just wanna know
what I'm walking into.
I-- I'm leaving. Don't call me.
Let's go!
You have to take it. Maureen
already knows I got it for you.
Tough shit.
[]
[knocking]
[]
America is hungry for
a good old-fashioned wholesome
family TV show, you know?
[Will] Thank you so much.
That's really nice. Thank you.
[Jerry] Yeah. So good.
All right.
Cut to the chase time.
[Jerry clears throat]
I need you to give Sue
her job back.
I mean, and do me a favor.
Sweeten the pot a little bit,
you know?
I mean, like,
give her another week vacation.
I mean, she deserves that.
I already hired a girl.
Tell her there's
a change of plans.
-[Will] Dad...
-I can't.
-Dad. Dad.
-Look, look. Truth is,
had she known about
Will's situation,
she probably would've
worked another year or two.
Um...
no can do, pal.
Oh, my goodness,
will you look at that?
Hey, sweetheart?
-[Will] Okay.
-[Jerry] Another round?
Thanks.
[Will] That guy sucks.
-Thank you so much.
-Yeah.
He'll come around.
Dad, does Mom know
you're doing this?
Why?
I mean... maybe just let it go.
Mom doesn't wanna
work for Jerry anymore.
-What do you mean? She worked
for Jerry for 32 years.
-Let her have that.
Maybe she wants to
travel the world and see shit,
or get back into singing.
Wait, what? Wait a minute.
What's going on?
Jerry grabbed Mom
at the retirement party.
Grabbed how?
-Like, grabbed.
-[Roy grunts]
I promised I wouldn't
tell you, but...
Okay, see?
I shouldn't have said anything.
Jerry wasn't even
supposed to come out with us.
It's supposed to
just be me and you.
Get a hold of yourself, will ya?
[Will] I'm gonna go take a leak.
-[Will] Hey.
-[Jerry] Hey, hey, uh...
-Will...
-[scoffs]
He all right?
What are we drinking to?
[country music playing]
[cheering]
You should've looked in the bag.
-No way.
-That man had
the look of desperation.
There was something
expensive in there.
-So you sell it on the eBay.
-Yeah, sell that shit on eBay.
Thank you, Olga.
That's what I was saying.
-I wish I'd seen his face.
-No, you wouldn't.
Eh, you're right.
I see enough of his stupid face.
[Sue] Yeah, I needed
to say something to him.
-[Lila laughs] Yeah.
-[man] Sue Landry.
Are you out there somewhere?
-Oh!
-What's going on?
-Sue is singing!
-No, Sue is not singing.
Lila used to rep the guitarist.
They're conspiring against me.
[man] Well, I heard you know
one of my favorite old songs,
so you need to
get on up here now.
-Get on up there!
-I don't even know what song
he's talking about.
-Yes, you do.
-I don't remember the words.
Yes, you do. Yes, she does.
Come on, now.
You don't wanna break my heart.
-[Lila] Ohh!
-[Olga] Drink!
[Lila] Yeah,
drink, drink, drink.
-Now move your ass.
-I'm gonna get you for this.
[chanting] Sue! Sue! Sue!
[all chanting]
Sue! Sue! Sue! Sue!
[crowd cheering]
-Hey, do you need
a hand with that?
-Oh, I'm good.
I love your show.
Oh, come on. For real?
-[laughs] Yeah.
-Thank you. That's so nice.
What's your name?
-Uh, Maggie.
-Maggie. Will.
Will.
You're, like, the perfect dad.
-People say that.
-[both chuckling]
It's too bad
you're such a fuckin' dick.
I'm not the dick.
You're the dick.
["Some of These Days" playing]
She was very rude to me.
Some of these days
You're gonna feel so lonely
You'll miss my huggin'
You'll miss my kissin'
You'll miss me, honey
When I'm far away
I feel so lonely
Just for you only
'Cause you know, honey
You've had your way
And when I'm leaving
I know you'll be grieving
You'll miss your honey
Some of these days
You're gonna miss
Your honey
Some of these days
[crowd applauding, cheering]
Sue Landry!
A big hand for Sue Landry.
Brava, brava!
[applause continues]
You'll miss my huggin'
You'll miss my kissin'
You miss me, honey
Oh, for goodness sake.
Oh! [chuckles]
Hey, Evie.
Hi, sweetie.
-Hi.
-It's Grandma. Hi.
Graham. I've been calling you.
It's really rude when
people don't pick up.
What are you doing here?
Where's Dad?
[sighs] That's a long story.
Oh, man. He's calling me again.
Well,
maybe you should answer it.
No way.
Where are you coming from,
a Sears audition?
Wow.
There is something very hot
about a woman in charge.
Wait a second.
Who's this douche?
[Graham] Aaron.
[Will] Aaron? McConaughey's
short little brother?
-This fucking guy.
-[Graham] All right.
What is she laughing at?
He's not funny. You're funny.
-What--
-Stop staring.
-Don't talk to him.
Stop talking to him.
-Just-- Stop-- stop it!
-Stop talking to Aaron!
-Stop staring.
-Stop staring at them.
-I'm not. I'm not, I'm looking.
-I'm staring at you
staring at them.
-I'm not!
-Stop staring at me!
-Look down. Look down.
[Will sighs]
Hey. Okay, talk to me.
-Are you on coke?
-No, I don't do
that shit anymore.
Look, man, I wanna have a real
conversation with you right now.
Okay. Do it.
I wanna leave.
-I think that would be stupid.
-I know! Help me.
What-- what am I
even doing here?
All right, calm down.
First of all...
-put this on.
-No.
-Yes.
-No.
-Put it on.
-No!
-Stop it! Stop it!
-Stop.
Put your hand in the thing.
Have you never worn
a jacket before?
Now look at you.
You look like a man.
-Okay.
-Okay.
In your right-hand pocket,
there's a small bump
of cocaine--
-Oh, my God.
-That I don't do anymore, okay?
Don't think. Go to the bathroom,
it'll take the edge off.
Don't think, Graham. Do it.
-I hate you.
-I love you.
So, where is he?
Oh, honey, I don't know.
All right.
I have some leftover pasta.
-[Evie] I'm fine.
-I can make you a sandwich.
-You've gotten so tall.
-[Evie chuckles]
Hey.
You want a sip?
I'm 16.
Well, I used to let your father
have sips when he was your age.
How'd that turn out?
I'm sorry.
How long have you been driving?
-Six months.
-Wow.
-Have you thought about schools?
-You don't have to do this.
-Do what?
-Make up for him.
[indie rock playing
over speakers]
[clears throat] Hi.
-Hi.
-Hi, I'm Graham's brother.
We all know who you are.
You can't be back here.
Oh, for real?
This will only take a minute.
Okay.
Um, let's just go over here.
Okay.
Wow, it's so hot back here.
-Yeah. Mm-hmm.
-It's crazy.
-So what's up?
-So, listen, um, my brother
Graham, he really likes you.
-Mm-hmm. I like your brother.
-Yes!
But I don't think
you should move in.
-Okay.
-Here's why.
He does this thing where
he'll put roadblocks in his path
to success,
and him wanting you to move in
is just another example of that.
Because really, deep down,
he understands that you don't
wanna shit where you eat, right?
-Mm-hmm.
-That's a bad metaphor. Sorry.
Mm-hmm. Okay. So I shouldn't
move into an apartment
that I wanna live in 'cause
your brother has a crush on me?
Could be more than a crush.
Okay. I'm down a cook
and I'm really busy,
-so I'm gonna get back to work.
-Mm-hmm.
-So we good here?
-Yes. Sorry.
-Okay. Yeah, no worries.
-Sorry, guys.
-[Dana] All right. Thank you.
-Sorry, guys.
Everything smells great,
by the way.
I'm a big fan of... restaurants.
Hey. Wow, that's a cool tattoo.
Where'd you get that?
You know what? I don't care.
I don't know why I even asked.
[]
-[ice shaking]
-Dear God.
Holy shit.
You know what I like most
about her tits?
Everything. Look at 'em.
They're like little lemons.
They just fit perfect
in my hand--
Hey, what the fuck?
Yeah, Roy! What the fuck?
-Ow!
-How's that for a fucking
lemon?
Ah! Fuck!
Does your mother
know you're here?
Not really.
Call your mother.
[Evie] She won't understand.
-No, no. Call her.
-Grandma, don't! Please.
I'll call her.
Didn't even know
you had her number.
Oh, I'm full of surprises.
Hey, Evie?
Why are you here? Really.
I need $30,000
for affirmation surgery.
-Okay.
-And...
I'm sorry to have to
tell you this now,
-but I'm messing
with you, Grandma.
-Oh!
-You can relax.
-[laughs]
You had me.
-[chuckles]
-[cell phone ringing]
[groans]
-Jerry,
I told you not to call me--
-[Jerry] He hit me!
Roy hit me. A few times.
-Where is he?
-I don't know. He left.
What bar, Jerry?
[percussive music]
Get in!
[crickets chirping]
[water dripping]
[Graham] Fuck.
[cell phone ringing]
-Hey.
-[Dana on phone] Hey.
So, I'm here.
I'm ready to go out.
You're not here.
[Graham] Sorry.
[Dana] What's going on?
I can't talk right now.
So I should just hang up, then?
Sure.
[call ends]
[screaming]
[Will] The shit?
Hey. What the hell happened
to you, man? Why'd you leave?
What are you, twelve?
Evie's here.
Who?
Oh.
How does he look?
What?
What?
-What are you doing?
-[Graham] What does it look like
I'm doing? I'm throwing you out.
-Okay, except it's my house.
-[Graham] Yeah.
Doesn't make sense on paper,
but I just did some coke
at your urging, so.
Okay. Just stop, please.
No. Dana is moving in on Monday.
The end.
How about instead of her
moving in, you just ask her out?
Oh, you mean break a contract
so I can date the tenant?
We could get sued
for that, Will.
Or maybe-- maybe that's,
like, your thing, you know,
being inappropriate,
or misconduct,
or whatever the fuck it was.
Okay, Graham, stop, okay?
Dana likes you.
-What?
-Yeah, I talked to her.
She's, like, really into you.
Look, do me a favor, okay?
Do not talk to her ever again.
Don't even mention her name.
I'm not-- I'm not taking
dating help from some guy
who preys on women.
I'm not a... "preyer."
[Graham scoffs] Just stop it.
It's embarrassing.
And it's "predator."
Okay, you're a 42-year-old man
that still has Mommy
come over to mow the grass.
-You do need help.
-Why are we acting like
any of this is about me?
Because it is about you.
Why is it that when anything,
anything is going
even remotely right in my life,
you're right around the corner
to fuck it all up?
-Again, that's you.
-No, Will, it's you!
Have you even told your daughter
what really happened?
Because I'm sure she,
like the rest of us,
is pretty fucking curious!
I'm telling you right now...
[Graham] I'm talking about Evie,
by the way. Your real-life kid,
not the one you're paid
to pretend you love
and then try to fuck.
Fuck you, you fucking asshole.
-You fucking baby!
-[both grunt]
[Roy] I went to see Jerry
to get your job back.
-You did what?
-I had to do something.
So you went behind my back?
Well, you went behind mine,
with the vacations
and what he did to you.
You have completely
lost your mind.
Look, why didn't you tell me
what he did to you at the party?
Why did you go behind my back?
Why did you hit him?
You want me to
just let it slide?
Let what slide? I handled it.
No,
you hitting him was about you.
You know, you not telling me
really makes me wonder.
-What?
-If this has ever
happened before...
-Oh, my God.
-...and what the hell is going
on over at that place, huh?
Tell me something.
Is this the only time
that Jerry has done that?
That-- I mean, I--
You know, gambling is online,
you know, and--and, uh,
I had the damn thing
downloaded and everything,
and I-- I had to
do something, and...
that's why I called Jerry.
I was just trying to help. Us.
[distant yelling, thumping]
The hell is that?
[overlapping arguing, grunting]
-You fucking-- You--
-[Sue] What on Earth?
-Boys! Stop it!
-All right, that's enough!
-Boys!
-Let them work it out.
No, they're killing each other!
-[Will grunting]
-[Graham exclaims]
You hit your mother, dumbass!
-I didn't mean to.
-[Will] Mom.
No, I'm fine!
-You fucking dumbass!
-Dad! Stop!
Honey... how are you here?
Are you sure you're okay?
I can't believe
this is my family.
[Will breathing heavily]
If this is any example
of being a man,
I don't blame you
for wanting to be a girl.
-Uh--
-Come on, let's put ice on it.
[receding footsteps]
[line ringing]
[man on recording] Thank you
for choosing Eagle Air.
If you're calling about travel
to book through our agency,
please contact
the agency directly.
[solemn music]
[]
[Claudia on video call]
I'll fly up this afternoon.
Mom, I drove all the way
here myself. I can drive back.
[Claudia] What part of this
feels like a discussion to you?
[Evie sighs]
Honey, can I ask...
what did you want from him?
I don't know.
[Claudia] You drove eight hours,
and you don't know?
I guess I wanted a fight?
But they were
already fighting, so.
[Claudia] You haven't spent
a whole lot of time
with them in a while.
So it may take them some time,
you know, to, like, get it.
-Evie?
-Grandma wants to say hi.
Oh. Uh, hi, Claudia.
Hi, Sue.
Why don't I drive back
to Nashville with her?
-Grandma, you don't have to.
-No, I want to.
[Claudia] Sue, are you sure?
Yeah, sure I'm sure.
Girls' road trip.
[Claudia] That would be amazing.
But you have to stay
for a few days.
I think I'd like that.
-Bye, Mom.
I'll text you when I get there.
-[Claudia] Love you, honey.
I'm gonna kill you
when you get here.
[Evie] Sounds good.
How's your...
Oh, um, I'm-- I'm fine.
Where's Grandpa?
I'm not sure.
Any word from your dad?
Nope.
Good morning.
-He seems good.
-[chuckles]
["Empty Beach" by Coco playing]
A warning
A shot
Before the fade out
So, I've been
doing some reading.
Is this a good time
for questions?
Sure.
Uh, Evie.
Is that short for Evelyn?
Oh, no. It's just Evie.
-[Sue] Evie? E-V-I-E?
-Yeah.
-That's pretty.
-[Evie] Thank you.
Um, what's your style?
[Evie] Um... I like sweatshirts.
Any-- any oversized sweatshirts.
Oh. Colors?
Like, darker colors. Um...
Black or, like, gray.
Uh, and skirts? Short?
-Yes.
-Short skirts.
Like a wave that falls
On an empty beach
All of love I feel is gone
A shout in the wind
Falls on empty ears
Empty ears
The light slips by
We weren't listening
[Graham] What's it say?
[Evie] Thirty-- thirty-three.
Okay, perfect.
You want it between 32 and 35,
so that's great.
So, um...
I'm guessing you didn't get what
you wanted out of this trip.
[chuckles]
Is this the uncle talk?
Sorry. Yeah.
-Should've warned you.
-I can roll with it.
I'm really sorry
you had to see that with
me and your dad last night.
[Evie] It's-- it's whatever.
Also, what Grandpa said?
I hope you know that's
not how the rest of us feel.
It's actually-- it's probably
not even how he feels.
Like, at all.
-He can...
-Suck.
Yes, he can suck.
Runs in the family, I guess.
-Here.
-Oh, no, keep it. It's yours.
Thanks.
[Graham] Uh... hey.
Mom's inside.
These are for you, Evie.
Uh, last night...
was, um--
wasn't a very good night for me.
I'm sorry.
Thank you, Grandpa.
[tender music]
I'm, uh, driving back with Evie.
-[Roy] To Nashville?
-Yep.
I left her things upstairs.
Well, I'll go with you,
help out with the drive.
We'll be fine.
Okay, but call me
when you get there,
-let me know you made it okay.
-Okay.
[Roy] Hey, did you check
the tire pressure?
We did.
[Sue sighs]
-Is everything okay?
-Yeah. Everything's fine.
You know what I think?
I think we need
to stop wasting time.
[]
I'm gonna go try to make
some sense out of that garage.
Mind if I smoke in there?
Go crazy, Dad.
It's good she sing again.
Huh?
Yesterday. She sing at pub.
-In front of people?
-Many people.
They tell her,
"Come back, sing again."
[humming]
Excuse me.
[Olga continues humming]
[intense music]
-Hey.
-Let me see the damage.
I need you to do something
for me unrelated to plumbing.
I need you to take me somewhere.
It's important.
It's an emergency.
-Worse than a flooded basement?
-Possibly.
Where we going?
Uh, 1625 West Catalpa.
-That's, like, Catalpa and...
-Ashland. Put your belt on.
-Thank you.
-Oh, you're getting
charged for this.
[]
[]
Dana! Hey, hi!
Hey.
-[Dana] Hey.
-Hey.
-I'm so sorry about last night.
I am--
-You're having a week.
-Yeah, I'm having a week.
-Yeah, I know.
But that's not why I'm here. I--
I really like you,
and I-- I wanna spend
more time with you.
Look...
I should tell you,
I've been really stuck
the last couple years
in, like, every way.
And I don't know, something
about seeing you last night,
it just really threw me off,
you know? You in your element.
Okay, well, um,
I should let you know that
I'm a reformed drama seeker,
so I really have to
decide if it's you
or if it's the drama
that I'm so drawn to.
-Seriously, I am so boring.
-Oh, no.
I don't know about that.
I don't know.
Well...
when can you let me know?
Um, I see my therapist at noon.
-Noon today?
-Yes, noon today.
Okay. Okay.
[gentle music]
-Just wanted to give you
something to talk about
-for your session.
-Thanks.
Well, I'm always concerned
about getting my money's worth,
so.
-Yeah.
-Thank you.
[]
But I do have some real
family shit that I need to
talk about as well, so.
-Yeah, no idea
what that's like.
-Oh, I'm sure.
[Aaron] Get it, Dana!
-Hey, Graham.
-Hi, Aaron.
Okay. I should--
I should probably go.
Okay.
Okay. All right.
[Phil] That was real cute!
Thanks.
Thanks for sticking around.
[Graham sighs]
Where to now, Romeo?
Uh... what do you say you let me
take you out for breakfast?
Mmm. I eat breakfast at home
before I go to work.
-Like a normal person.
-Huh.
-Smart.
-Yeah.
-[engine starts]
-You love her.
-You kissed her on the mouth.
-I might. I did. I did.
[chuckling]
["Little Joy" by Oliver Hill
& Haroula Rose playing]
Change has entered
The open door
Wake to ringing
You listened for
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
Who is lurking in shadow?
She's a lover
They don't wanna know
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
Those who lifted
The curtain
Chose the sweet uncertain
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
Winter wind is pushing
Pushing a little joy
["Some of These Days" playing]
Some of these days
You'll miss your honey
Some of these days
You're gonna feel so lonely
You'll miss my huggin'
You'll miss my kissin'
You'll miss me, honey
When I'm far away
I feel so lonely
Just for you only
'Cause you know, honey
You've had your way
And when I'm leaving
I know you'll be grieving
You'll miss your honey
Some of these days
You're gonna miss
Your honey
Some of these days