Birder (2023) Movie Script
1
[projector sounds]
[film reel can rolls]
To be honest,
the human thing is not
so complicated.
[doppler sound effect]
You're just organized
matter coded to reproduce.
A fleshy spaceship carrying
salty water on dry land,
so the neurons inside you can
boldly go wherever they want.
[loon calls]
The prime directive?
Eat, fuck, shit, sleep,
and don't get eaten.
Live free and die.
That's live free "or" die.
Hm?
You said "Live free and die."
The state motto is "or die".
Mm.
[coffee grinder whirs]
[pan sizzles]
[fire crackles]
[egg cracks]
[pan sizzles]
[fire hisses]
[zen flute sings]
[water falls]
[cigar-box mandolin
strums a soft melody]
[flute joins the mandolin]
Oh.
Spicy or sweet jerky?
Sweet heat, Dad.
It's the only way.
Hey, Dad!
Who, me?
Nah.
Okay.
Just taking a walk while
I fill my tank.
Where you headed?
Up to Loon Lake.
Ah, Loon Lake.
Nice.
That's funny, I'm
headed there myself.
Yeah?
Yeah.
My folks have a place up there.
Cool, cool.
Lotus Cove.
Lotus Cove?
I'm not allowed to go up there.
Yet.
Are you one of those...
What, birders?
Yeah.
Yeah, I've been called that.
I hear the loons are
pretty epic.
I'm looking forward to it.
Excuse me, can I help you?
Oh, hey.
Sorry, no harm.
I was just asking your son
about the lay of the land he.
I'm coming in from outta state.
Okay, well, so how
can I help you?
You seem like you're from here,
right?
I'm mostly off the grid.
Where are you coming from?
Green River in Vermont.
I've been camping for
the past week.
It's almost as beautiful
as the Lake Country here.
Aren't they looking for
some hiker that went missing?
I saw it on Channel 11
this morning.
Oh, no.
No cell phone.
It's not me.
You guys coming a long ways or?
Yeah, I drove up.
Hi.
Oh, hey. How you doing?
Kristian.
- David.
- David, nice to meet you.
Yeah.
I'm sorry to get
bother you guys,
I was just making
some small talk.
We're not used to pleasant
conversation with strangers.
It's almost alien
where we're from.
Oh, where's that?
Boston?
Yeah.
We got a lake house here
a couple years back.
It's good to get away.
Cool.
You fish?
I do, I do.
I'm a bit of a bird enthusiast.
You know, I'm excited
about the loons tonight.
Catch some fish, hit the fire,
stare at the sky and listen.
Well, howdy.
Everyone around these parts...
either wants to talk about
business back in the city
or say some horrible
shit about women.
It's a mixed bag.
Well, look, if you're
in our neck,
feel free to stop by for a beer.
We could drop a line.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's just me and the mosquitoes.
She's not the fishing type, so.
"She"?
Sue.
My wife Sue does not
like to fish.
Hell no.
I'm gonna be catching up
on my New Yorker
magazine this weekend.
You guys can have the boat
and water all to yourselves.
Go play.
Well, thanks for the invite.
You got it.
Our house is in Siren Cove,
right by Snakehair Mountain.
Awesome, all right.
Take care, bud.
[engine revs]
What?
Nothing.
You're so friendly, honey.
[drowned out dance music]
Miss Thing!
I told you, shady as fuck.
Ugh.
She done mopped those
little Gucci glasses
The second I was on the stage,
she done took her
greasy little paws,
and just snatched them right up.
What?
Bitch, are you hard of hearing?
I told you.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I would never do that.
Girl, don't do that.
Don't...
Don't, do not.
Oh, anyways.
No, honey, I am Pristine
motherfuckin' Christine.
I am i-con-nique.
Listen. Don't do that, girl.
No, I just got to the lake,
and I'm about to get naked.
Buh-bye.
Oh.
[woodpecker pecks]
[birds chirp]
You know you can get
undressed at the trailhead.
This sign's just for show.
Yeah, thanks.
I'm not trying to
rock any boats.
You know, first time here.
Just building my courage
to face everyone, you know?
Mm.
Well, welcome, honey.
Hi.
Yeah. Humble and courageous.
What's your name?
Kristian.
Ah.
Miss Thing you saw earlier,
that was my expensive
girlfriend, Pristine.
But, I'm Henley.
Nice to meet you.
Ah. Where you from?
Where am I from?
All over.
Just coming in from Vermont.
Cool.
Been camping up and down
the east coast all summer.
You're just now
getting Lotus Cove?
Yeah, I know.
Honestly, I've been
meaning to for a while.
You're gonna love it here.
You're gonna be loved here.
'Cause you?
You somethin'.
[Kristian chuckles]
Thanks, handsome.
I would've changed in my cabin,
but the gig was running
a little too long today,
and I really didn't wanna
miss the crowd.
Never thought of myself as
bachelor cabin material but...
It works.
Hm.
[Henley laughs]
You're gonna need a hustle
if you wanna find a tent spot.
Tends to be really busy
this time of year.
Wanna walk to camp?
Ugh, I can never resist a
chance to embellish my legend.
You may accompany me.
Cool.
Well, grab my bag.
Okay.
[light mandolin and flute]
Ooh, baby!
[people chattering]
So this looks like a good
spot right here, right?
Mhm.
Well, look.
Feel free to visit my bachelor
tent once I get set up.
Don't mind if I do.
I'm gonna go see what's
on the buffet today.
Sounds good.
Boop!
Ooh!
[Henley chuckles]
[loon calls across the lake]
[bird screeches]
Hi, honey.
Welcome to Lotus Cove.
Oh, uh...
Howdy, ranger.
Delilah.
Kristian.
Lucky for you, real
estate by the water's edge
is hard to come by.
Well, I'm a 100% a lucky type.
I'm not gonna complain about it.
Oh, hello.
Watch out around these parts,
'cause bears around
here do not play.
Make sure you use the
box for food...
Bears?
There's bears here in the area?
You're precious.
Wait, are you precious?
Sweetie, I got it.
I had a question.
I mean, I've been at this a bit,
so I just wanna know if I
should be putting my toothpae
in the bear box, yeah?
Toothpaste?
Yeah.
I cross my Ts.
Yeah, I have a few tagged
within 50 miles of the camp,
but they usually don't
come around these parts
unless we dump a bunch of
animal carcasses
and garbage out to rot.
Who's dock and canoe?
Oh, they belong to the camp.
Feel free to enjoy.
Oh, and the camp?
You don't have Google?
Yeah, no cell phone.
The Polk family set
up the land as a trust
to their late son.
He was an original
radical fairy type.
Died in the AIDS Holocaust.
That's generous.
Good people, good parents.
I gotta tell you, you're...
Not any kind of
ranger I'm used to.
And you're not just
any kind of bird, honey.
Look at you, you got
them all cluckin'.
Am I blushing?
You wear it.
And I wear this so that
the powers that be
don't try to fit it
around some square.
These curves live.
They live, girl.
All right, well...
I'm gonna go for a
wash in the lake.
I smell terrible.
I don't wanna scare away
any of the birds,
if you know what I mean, so.
Yeah, well, they do
whatever they like.
I'm sure you will too.
Thanks for stopping by
with such a warm welcome.
My pleasure.
Yeah. See ya.
[Kristian exhales]
[loon call]
[people frolicking]
Hey.
I thought we'd have to hunt you.
I'm Matthew, and this is James.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Grab a cup.
Oh, yeah, I'll take water if
you have, if you don't mind.
I got my own cup.
Oh, well, no judgment of course.
Judgment of what?
Nevermind.
So, you a masseuse?
Masseur, kind of.
I do holistic body work.
Thank you.
Rub the joy in and out of you.
Yeah, Daddy knows how to
touch his boy.
Well, you're his only boy.
We share.
Good to know.
So, what brings you to
our little nest?
I was about to head
out for some supplies
before tucking in for
loons tonight.
Oh.
A birder.
Wandering the woods alone.
Only ever running into other
men wandering the woods alone.
Ah, pretty much.
Well, let me give you the skinny
on all the lonely
souls around here.
Those are the Kyles.
They are a great time.
They're gorgeous and
generous lovers.
One is a publicist for a
high-end film distributor,
one is a publicist for
a high-end restaurant,
and one is a publicist
for Tiffany's.
[James] And they're
completely interchangeable
in every way,
which makes for a satisfying,
but a exhausting experience.
[Matthew laughs]
All right, smarty pants.
How about that cutie
right there?
[James] Oh, I think he
said his name was Corban.
It's the first time
I've seen him out here.
Look at him, he's some
kind of wellness coach.
Yeah, hot vortex bottom.
What?
It's all about him and his hole,
or there's gonna be a
price to pay.
What about her?
Oh...
Everyone gets a go at Henley.
She is delightful, but flighty.
She's a local, she comes
in for the day,
and then heads out to
her cabin by Nebi Pond.
Oh, Sam and Patrick.
Not sure what you're into,
but they'd be into you.
They're a ton of fun.
Now, Patrick is a
anthropologist.
He studies Mayan
civilizations in Belize.
His dig site got shut down
because of the pandemic,
so here he is.
Mm.
Sampling the primordial
soup of New Hampshire.
And Sam is a psychologist.
They study dangerous
neurodivergence or something.
[birds chirping]
[drumming heartbeat]
Put em' around my neck.
[both grunting]
[echo]
[raven caws]
[Corban gasps]
I like this spot.
We need something to fuck on.
[pensive mandolin]
[car honks]
Oh, are you open?
You're in here, aren't you?
I'm sorry, am I
interrupting you?
No.
Hmm.
What exactly are you here for?
Well, I'm an admirer
of beautiful things,
and I love craft.
You love it?
Mhm.
You make anything?
Oh, no. I'm not...
I'm not a maker.
Mm.
Is some of this your work?
No, I'm not a maker either.
I sell.
Awasos can be bought.
She was my great-great
grandfather's
when he was killing Englishmen,
who looked like you.
For the French King.
When this was a different
country, a different people.
Yeah, that... uh...
That might be too much for
me at the Cove.
You know, I'm traveling a
long ways, so.
Well, how about this
beautiful rainbow quilt?
Also a good disguise for you,
at the Cove.
Can I?
Mm.
A disguise?
Cover.
Ah, you did it to me.
I'll take both.
I'll take both.
All right, just do me a favor.
Hold these for me for a minute?
I gotta run to the
market quickly.
I'll wrap 'em up.
All right. Thank you.
Take your time.
[mandolin pluck]
Oh. What up, Dee?
Oh, hey.
Nice seeing you here.
Yeah, how you doing?
I'm doing great.
Did you go see Shelley?
She's got great stuff.
Interesting store.
She's a bit eccentric.
Honey, she is one of a kind.
She's got those eyes that
look through you
like you're paper thin,
you know?
I think she kind of liked me.
Of course she did.
Well, I hope to see you tonight.
Campfire's gonna be
a lot of fun.
Labor Day is on Monday,
so last summer licks.
All right.
- Okay?
- Later, gator.
After a while, crocodile.
Bye, drive safe.
[distorted mandolin strums
over sustained flute]
[chill house music from
a bluetooth speaker]
Thanks for cooking, Kristian.
You really know how
to work a pit.
Mhm.
Just a little bit of Texas
goes a long way on an open fire.
Mm.
I didn't know you could
cook like this.
You two know each other?
We just met.
Oh.
Where's Kyle 3?
You mean Goldilocks?
She probably found herself
some business out in the tre.
Mhm.
Well, I think Delilah's on her
way back with some goodies.
Kyle convinced me to try
shrooms for the first time.
Have you ever tripped, Kristian?
Can't say that I have.
You're not serious.
Serious about what?
Hi.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey.
Oh, so this is the one
I was telling you about.
So, not only is he drop
dead gorgeous,
but he's also a virgin.
A virgin?
Really? All right, hold on,
hold on.
I've just never done
mushrooms before, all right?
Have you had a chance to
listen to the loons out here
yet?
No, but I'm looking
forward to it.
Oh my god, they scream
bloody murder.
But sometimes they sound
like forever lovers
singing to each other.
They don't mate for
life, they keep it open.
That's true.
And when you're not
watching birds?
Um...
I love to fuck.
Oh, is that so?
Oh, well, we all like
a good fuck.
Where'd you study the craft?
All over, I guess.
I was born and raised in Dallas.
My parents made some money
during the oil boom and just.
Retreated from the world.
Their passing left me with
very little to worry about.
Wow, must be nice.
Handsome, rich, unencumbered.
But not where it counts.
Well, it is nice.
And you, Corban?
Oh, I'm just a regular
Masshole from Lowell.
Just trying to get my fuck
on as much as possible,
until this whole world
goes up in flames.
Well, can't do anything
about the world
going up in flames.
Hey, girl, hey.
But I do have some therapeutics.
Yes!
To help out with this
little therapy session
you guys are having out here?
Yes!
Okay, so, these are
one gram each.
Thank you.
It's a pretty reasonable
perceptual dose,
and we are all pretty
experienced here, right?
Except for Corban and Kristian,
but we'll keep an eye on them.
Well, they shouldn't feel
any pressure to partake.
Therapeutics are not mandatory.
Wait, I'm just curious.
Is everyone here
tripping on mushroom?
No, baby. We do
whatever we want.
Just do what makes you
feel comfortable.
Oh, hey!
Oh, hey!
Hope you saved some for us.
- Of course.
- We did.
Yes! Fuck yeah.
I've been saving up
dopamine all week for tonight.
I deserve this.
Hey!
Wait.
Will I still be horny on these?
I mean, who knows?
You might, like,
focus on the trees
and how connected everything is,
or you might wanna fuck in
the embrace of a moss god.
Will this change me?
[Sam] Oh, it helps if you know
what needs to be changed,
if anything.
But also, remember...
You could experience some
very uncomfortable truths.
Jesus Christ.
Don't think I've ever
felt a comfortable truth.
All right, bottoms up, bitches.
There's no turning back now.
Cheers!
Queers.
I need
The trees are connecting.
They're vibrating together.
They're talking.
How do you know they're talking?
I can see the vibrations...
But, we're on mushrooms, man.
Well, I can feel it.
- Feel it where?
- Here.
Yes.
Mhm.
And here.
I know.
I believe you, I believe you.
My hands are freezing.
Why'd you guys turn
the music off?
It's so quiet now.
Listen.
Hey.
Hey.
To what?
Nothing.
To nothing.
Mhm.
So...
So.
Just bird watching?
I mean, I love them too,
but I go home from my
communes with nature.
Well, you know, I like
to travel and...
Find queer folk in the wild.
Like me.
[owl hoots]
Who am I?
Let's see, who are you.
Can I take a stab at it?
You're an educated trans man,
studying anthropological
endeavors in Belize
in a long term
partnership with Sam,
and you also enjoy the
company of other queer people.
- Yeah.
- Bingo, right?
You got the skinny, yeah?
What about you?
I don't know if queer
quite gets it.
Um...
I'm whatever I need to be.
What does that mean?
Need for what?
For people to trust me.
Wow.
It seems like a lot of work.
Yeah, it's a lot.
Why don't people trust you?
I'm never in the same
place very long, you know?
I might not ever see anyone
here again after this weekend.
You'll never come back?
I might not.
You know, you might not.
Tomorrow's not a sure thing.
You're here with me now.
Yes.
With us.
You can feel it.
Can I kiss you?
Yeah.
Hey.
Hey.
You are beautiful.
If I were you, I would just
enjoy the journey tonight,
and try not to fall too deeply
into anyone's whirlpool.
Yeah? These are deep waters.
And the penis envies
are kicking.
I'm gonna...
I'm gonna go for a walk.
Okay.
Is that all right?
Yeah. Take your
blanket with you.
Okay.
Stay warm tonight.
Mhm.
You know, we'll be
here if you need company.
Thanks, Patrick.
Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Bye.
Okay.
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
[loon call]
[indistinct chatter]
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
Are you feeling all right,
Kristian?
I am.
Oh, good.
I am.
You know, guys, it's crazy.
I felt everything.
I felt everything so much.
I didn't know what to expect.
[Sam] Well, if you'd
like to talk about it,
please let me know.
It's sort of what I do.
[Matthew laughs]
I think I loved it.
- Good.
- I really did.
Good.
Well...
I think I'm gonna hit the sack
so I can get out on the
lake early tomorrow.
Try and swim the whole
thing and get up Snakehair.
Oh, how ambitious of you.
So we'll see you in the morning,
okay?
Have a good night, guys.
- Good night.
- Good night.
- Bye-bye.
- Bye.
I'm gonna get some of that.
[zipper screeches]
Oh, hey honey.
[Henley chuckles]
I was hoping I could take
you up on that invitation.
I was about to leave, but
glad you came.
Your tent smells so good.
You drive at this hour?
Baby, that's just my
parking spot.
Oh.
My cabin's a short ways away
from the Maple Sugar Shack.
For a second I thought
you weren't gonna make it,
but here you are.
Here I am.
Corban has had a
couple nice things
to say about you.
Oh, did he?
Yeah, he said you were rough.
- Rough?
- Like really rough.
- Mm.
- Like, the business.
Said you'd lay it down,
fuck me, and choke me out.
And...
I kinda want it.
Mm, I need it.
You need it, huh?
Mhm.
Does Corban know you were
planning on coming here?
No, is that a problem?
Well, you're in my tent.
You tell anyone you
were coming here?
- Ah.
- Did you?
No one fuckin' knows.
No one fuckin' knows.
Just me and you.
I'm gonna fuckin' destroy you.
[zipper screeches]
[heartbeat thrumming]
[Henley grunts]
[Henley gags]
[Henley grunts]
Do you want me to destroy you?
Hm?
You make a sound, and I'll
break your fuckin' neck.
Nod your head.
Is this what you want?
- Mhm.
- Hm?
- Mhm.
- Are you sure?
- Mhm.
- Yeah?
[Kristian chuckles]
[thud]
How's my pretty little bird?
You get a workout with
those boys last night?
Not the most accurate tops.
I didn't catch you
after the fire.
You got what you want?
Want some coffee?
In a bit.
Beautiful place.
Yeah.
Yeah, I agree.
Interesting community.
[Corban chuckles]
Not what I would
expect in New Hampshire.
Expectations are generally
not good for your health, ye?
You see, I try to avoid them.
Not trying to poke the bear.
Well, I need to take a
wash in the lake,
but, I'll be back for a coffee
if you're still offering.
I think you should
help yourself.
I'm gonna go practice some
movement after breakfast,
but, I'll leave the
coffee gear out.
[cheerful soft mandolin notes]
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
Beautiful morning.
You and Patrick fit
perfectly here.
Aw, thank you.
Its kind of our bottom
line for each other.
Mm.
The coffee is quite good.
Mm.
It needs to be.
Basically my bottom line
for fucking with any day.
Oh, well, your bottom
line is quite compelling.
How you feeling?
[loon calls]
Unentangled.
Oh, I hear that.
Yet here I am and here you are,
carefree, watching the birds.
Yeah, they're pretty rad.
Thunder lizards became loons.
Wonder how it's gonna
go for humans.
And you hear them now?
Yeah.
Actually, I like your
mantis here.
Thanks.
Too bad though, really lonely.
I mean, fucking and then
eating your partner's head.
They only ever really
do that in captivity.
Is that so? I thought
that was their thing.
That's my thing.
[Sam and Kristian laugh]
Oh...
Dangerous.
[Patrick] One of the campers
thought they saw bear in camp.
Hey.
Hi.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Like a bear bear?
After you...
Okay, that's great.
Yeah, one of the
Kyles was taking a piss,
and thought he saw a
big furry shape
heading off into the woods.
Oh, well, that means
the bear box is working,
so Delilah will be delighted.
- Yes.
- Okay.
Hungover.
Now she has to go track a
hallucination.
Wait.
I mean, it's funny, but
you don't think it's...
You don't think it's real,
right?
Right?
- No.
- Okay.
You got me...
Well, wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait.
Then what? If it's not real?
I think it was a "them".
Oh...
No, and I literally
think that Kyle
number one, two, and three
are literally just
waiting for the baron.
What's the baron?
Oh, well, they're
sexual Munchausens,
and they see their reality
to conform to their
sexual appetites.
Well, don't we all?
- Um...
- Do we?
I do.
Okay, depends on your appetites.
That's impressive, you're hard.
Healthy appetite.
[Sam chuckles]
Are you feeling it right now,
babe?
I'm just not at the moment,
but I could go for a hike.
Mm, I'm just sayin' hi.
Oh, god.
So lame, boo!
Oh, come on!
There are plenty of
pretty boys for you
to wrap your hands
around out here.
Maybe later.
Oh.
Got a big swim ahead of me.
Oh, cool.
Well, hit us up in a bit.
Hey, what are you two into?
Um, lots.
Mostly connection.
Hm.
You know, I bottom too.
Oh, well, my dick is as
big as you want it to be.
Oof.
That's a pitch.
That is actually a blessing.
All right, you two love
birds, get outta here.
I'll see you later.
Okay, bye.
See you later.
[playful mandolin chords]
[loons calling]
[Delilah] There's no spoor here.
What?
No tracks or any
markers from a bear.
The box is full of food.
So, no bear.
There's no way a bear
wouldn't try to get in this box.
Okay.
So, what was it?
Probably some weirdo running
around looking real big,
and a couple of really
high campers.
Wanna walk back to camp with me?
Yeah, sure.
Weren't you gonna get something?
Oh, you're right.
Thanks for reminding me.
I'll tell you what,
coffee's movin' today.
If last night was
any indication.
Don't worry, honey.
You're safe.
Sometimes a bear is a bear,
and sometimes it's just a bea.
And a bear is a bear, right?
A bear is a bear.
Sounds like you're
pretty confident.
I am.
Say, have you seen Henley?
What's that?
Yeah.
Um, Henley...
You know, that cute local.
He's been googly eyed over
you since you got here.
He was supposed to
purchase herbal supplements
from me this morning.
Yeah, hold up.
Henley, yeah, look.
You see, I'm
terrible with names,
but yeah, I remember him,
great kisser.
Great kisser?
Oh, so you did connect.
Let's just say he left
pretty early last night.
Okay, well, let me know
if you see him,
because I got shit to do.
All right, well, I
think I'm gonna try
to swim the lake and back.
Ooh, fun.
Watch out for motors
and snappers.
Yeah, I swim with a buoy,
but what the hell can you
do about the snappers?
Pray, if you believe
in that sort of thing.
Did you know that the old ones
can get as large as a
bear's torso?
Yeah, 'cause that's it.
Maybe it was a turtle that
came through camp last night.
Not a bear, it's a turtle.
A turtle?
Oh, you're funny like that?
Mhm.
At least you're pretty.
[light mandolin chords]
[loon calls]
I mean, he said he'd
be around the corner
at the diving rock, if he
could make it.
I hope he can make it.
Corban said he's a monster.
He better be.
We are a lot to handle
even without Ky-Ky.
Hey, boys.
Hey, handsome.
Can I come aboard?
Front, middle, or steer?
I'll take the back.
Kyle 3 not into it?
Oh, I was hoping to bag
all three of you together.
Happens to the best.
We come here all the time.
He'll be back.
I have a feeling you
will be too.
What gives you that feeling?
Well, it could be the fact
you're getting laid
left and right.
Corban said you were the
roughest,
hottest fuck he ever met.
Ugh, yeah.
Hoping to meet that
daddy out on the island.
Like, you can do whatever
you fucking want to us.
[Kyle moans]
I wanna choke you out
while you're cumming with
me inside you.
I want to see your
lights go out.
Both of you.
Daddy.
Anything you want, Daddy.
Now fuckin' row.
You want to be good boys?
Yes.
Yes, Daddy.
Then row.
[light mandolin chords]
I'm gonna take a piss
and stretch.
Set up camp, and you can snuggle
with daddy when I get back.
Daddy's gonna give you
a big reward.
Back in a sec.
[Kyles giggling]
[pee streams]
[distorted light mandolin]
[popper heartbeat thrumming]
I want you inside me
while I fucking murder him.
Give me the lube.
That's fucking hot.
Fuck me.
I'm not an experienced top,
I might fucking come too fast.
Don't fucking cum.
[tense flute joins heartbeat]
This is fucking hot.
Don't fucking cum.
I'm cumming.
I'm getting close.
Good boy, cum for Daddy.
You got me rock hard.
- I'm cumming.
- Wait.
Cum for me.
I'm gonna fucking cum, Daddy.
[Kyle moans]
[Kyle gurgles]
[Kyle grunts]
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
I'm gonna cum, Daddy.
I'm gonna fucking cum.
I want you to cum with
me shooting inside you.
[Kyle grunts]
No...
[popper heartbeat crescendos]
[Kyle gurgles]
[water splashes]
Why is this fun?
[David laughs]
Because you don't have to
worry about the world out there,
or anything at all, Ben.
You just get to relax.
But that isn't fun.
Can we go hiking or something?
You remember my hip
surgery last year?
This is what I come
out here for.
I'm loving not having
wifi or cell service.
Clients can't reach me,
there's nothing to worry about.
I don't have anything
to worry about.
You and mom are rich.
Don't be gross.
I'm just saying, I am
statistically less likely
to have things to worry
about than the povs.
Who taught you how to
speak like that, Ben?
What the fuck?
I'm joking!
It's a joke. I'm kidding.
[water splashes]
Howdy, neighbor.
Any bites this morning?
Wow, it's the bird guy.
Yeah.
Kristian, right?
Good memory. David and Ben,
yeah?
Hey, feel free to help yourself
to a nice, cold brew-ski.
I'd love to join for a minute,
but I'm not much of a drinker,
really.
[David] Okay.
Yeah.
It's a little early in my day.
I was planning on heading
out to Bald Island,
catching the sun before it sets,
and heading up Snakehair
after this too, so.
Wow, that is a crazy workout.
Well, look, feel free to
take a breather.
You like lemonade?
I do, yeah. It's great.
Ben, can you go grab
Kristian a lemonade, please?
Sure.
Super. Thanks, man.
He's a good kid.
He is relieved.
Kids these days...
Do not appreciate things
the way we used to.
Isn't it the same for you?
How it was for me.
Yeah.
My dad wanted me to be
a great doctor.
I became a psychologist,
a good one.
Yeah, we used to come up fishing
here with him all the time.
I would've rather been
reading comic books
and shooting shit with my bow.
Worked out for me.
'Til some client from
the big city shows up
and ruins your whole life.
Shut the fuck up. We
never talk about Bob.
Someone's got to.
[Kristian and David laughing]
What about your dad?
Oh, my dad.
You wanna hear this, huh?
All right, well...
He was in oil.
Tried to teach me how
to take over the world,
wasn't really my bag.
You see, I'm into more
meaningful connections
that last forever.
Hey, there was a bear
in our camp last night.
[Ben] A bear?
[David] Really?
Uh huh.
Oh, I didn't think they really
came up at camps anymore.
Too many people. Yeah.
Yeah, well, someone saw it.
I thought the same
until last night,
but just keep those eyes open.
Oh. Thanks, buddy.
Hey, Ben, do me a favor.
I suck at this, take it.
Okay.
[David laughs]
I know, I ruined your day.
[David laughs]
If you're up for some
morning fishing,
I'd love the company.
I'm going out on the
boat at 5:00 AM tomorrow.
Yeah, count me in.
I'll be there.
Great.
Great.
Maybe you can teach
me how to fish.
[David and Kristian chuckling]
[Kristian breathes heavily]
[Kristian exhales]
We want a quick selfie,
not like a quick 50 selfies.
[Kitty and Fred chattering]
I hope he doesn't stay.
He won't.
I mean, he's not just gonna
sit there all day, is he?
Who the fuck does he think he is
just sitting there with
his shirt off?
Ignore him.
He looks like one of those
yoga fairies from Lotus Cove.
I can't stand all these
faggots coming through here.
This used to be God's country.
Now our kids can't even go
to the western shores
of the lake.
Someone should do
something about them.
I'm on it, hun.
[Kitty] He's some of yogi.
[Fred] He looks like he's
sleeping, hun.
Don't bother the man.
[Kitty] He's not
sleeping, he's meditating.
[tense mandolin plucks]
You're unattractive.
Oh my god.
Fred, do something!
[pee trickles]
It's not because she
calls me a faggot.
[Kristian chuckles]
I'm not crazy.
You're just real shitty.
[body crashes through brush]
You should look into yoga, babe.
Look at his body.
All that stretching is not
good for the joints, hun.
Plus, I got my Peloton.
Shut the fuck up, Fred.
Ah, geez.
I'm sorry guys, I interrupted
your day here on the summit.
You know, see, it's my
first time here, so it's-
Oh, no, no.
We're actually sorry for
interrupting you.
It's not like we bought
the mountain.
Fred and Kitty Astor.
Kristian Brooks.
It's my last night.
You see, I came in
for the loons.
I'm headed over to fish with
my friend David early tomorro,
then either up to...
I don't know, maybe
Maine or Vermont.
David?
Mhm. He's a
psychologist from Boston.
Oh, the Sachs.
Yes, they got a little
spot a few years ago.
How lovely.
Sweet family.
Second best
psychologist on the lake.
You're keeping good company.
We kind of thought you
were part of that crew
that camps out at Lotus Cove.
Oh, no. I'm not in any crew.
And I'm not trying to
look like I am, trust me.
Lots of psychologists
around these parts, yeah?
Well, it's the best
place to get away
from the noise and the hippies.
[Kitty chuckles]
Sorry about being a
little rude or whatever.
It's been a stressful
time for me.
No, no, honey, honey.
Don't worry about it, you know?
It's okay.
You just try to love yourself.
All right?
Look, people are the worst.
Huh? Am I right guys?
[Kitty laughs]
I mean you can't live
with them...
Ah!
So you're a funny devil.
I don't know.
Demon?
What?
Honey, he's kidding.
Maybe we'll see you
again if you come back.
[Kristian] Yeah.
Maybe you could teach
me some yoga lessons.
Sure.
Kitty, right?
You know, I'd love to
teach you a lesson or two.
Have a good day, guys.
Bye.
What the fuck was
that all about?
Nice, nice.
[Sam chuckles]
You know, it's rare that
I found public campsites
without wood that's
been brought in.
It's kind of weird.
Oh, well this is pretty
much conservation land.
It's basically a tree farm.
Delilah designates which
trees are for cutting down.
Oh, yeah.
It prevents invasive species
from making their way
into the forest.
Seems inefficient though.
Speaking of invasive
species, who is that?
Ooh, he looks like straight
out of that Drummer Magazine.
What's Drummer?
[ax chops]
It's a leather mag from the 80s.
[Sam and Matthew chuckling]
James has every single
issue at home.
- Of course he does.
- Right.
Never heard of it.
Well, I hope you don't
mind a little competition.
Competition?
Oh, such a saint.
He's definitely gonna
pull focus though.
Not interested in focus.
You see, it distracts the hunt.
Oh. Maybe he's hunting you.
One can only hope.
Truth.
What? It's my first time here.
Okay, well, thank you
for the help,
and he'll be here
when we're done.
I need to go freshen up.
You know...
[ax chops]
Fuck.
Get these pants off.
Let me know if you
need some help.
[Kristian] You got it.
Okay.
I'm still going, by the way.
It's fine.
Need a hand?
You're fuckin' hot.
That's funny.
They're all saying the
same about you.
I've won Mr. Leather
Woodchuck four years in a row.
Mm.
Fucking hot guys is what I do.
Well, they called me
"daddy" until you showed up.
Mr. Leather Woodchuck.
That's impressive.
I am Daddy.
See you around, sexy.
See you around.
Woof.
Oh, hey.
Look who showed up.
Looks like Daddy's
definitely into twunks.
But Daddy's into anyone
who calls him Daddy.
You know that.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
So...
All the wood has been chopped.
- Okay.
James is playing
backgammon with Patrick.
All right.
Camp is sparse.
Everybody's off doing something.
I got a crazy idea.
Oh, what?
Wanna find a nook
and get frisky?
Yeah, Daddy! Come on.
I'm gonna suck your dick.
That's all?
Mhm.
Whatever you need.
That was maybe more impressive.
Well, thank you.
Come on, this way.
Oh, you're a pro now?
- Yeah.
- You know where you're going?
[Matthew and Kristian chuckling]
You know where we're going?
- No.
- No?
I just kinda, you
know, want you to myself.
Come on.
[sustained flute over mandolin]
Ever been to Henley's cabin?
Left a furry blanket out
there to roll around on.
Well, I just think I'm
gonna be on my knees.
Sounds like a plan. Come on.
Hope you know these people.
Yes!
Yes! Yeah!
Yeah.
[grunting]
Good fuckin' boy.
I'm gonna paint your guts.
[Kristian grunts]
Oh, you're cumming.
[Kristian] Oh, fuck.
[Corban grunts]
Holy fuck, boys.
Thanks for the soundtrack.
That was hot.
You've never been choked
like that before?
Well...
Nice work, boys.
Well, we did it.
You came?
Yeah.
Well, next time...
I want you to cum while
I'm sitting on you.
Oh yeah?
And while you're sitting on me?
We should head back to camp.
Get a swim in while
the sun's high?
[Kristian exhales]
Poor baby.
Ha!
Wow.
I know.
Ah.
I'm gonna have to work a little
bit harder to get that one.
He'll be back.
Why, is your pussy that good?
Ask Kristian.
Oh, right.
Yeah, I'll be back for that one.
Always are.
What? They always are what?
I mean, look at him.
And look at him.
It's like two
super-massive black holes.
For sure.
But you say that like
this has happened before.
It just seems it's
bound to happen.
There's a lot of
water between us.
It must be hard being the
center of such nonsense.
It's actually really hot.
Yeah, it's really fuckin' hot.
I don't mind it.
You see, it's the same
with everyone.
You all have rules
of engagement.
Oh, and you don't?
Beautiful, special, bless.
I can't complain.
I go with the flow, and
take what comes my way.
Ooh, as long as it's
freely given.
Oh, trust me.
It is.
Hey, where are all the boys?
They never miss a last
night's fire.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Hey.
Ready? Wanna go?
Yeah, let's go.
I'll see you all later.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Bye!
Hey, Mr. Masseur.
[Kristian chuckles]
My lower left hip tightened up
when I was hiking up Snakehair.
Won't you come take
a look at it?
I sensed you were a
little tense earlier.
What are you doing after this?
He means after the weekend.
We have a big
brownstone in Manhattan,
and there's guest
rooms for guests
that resemble you in every way.
You can come and go
as you please.
I have a studio there,
and I'd love to have
you as a subject.
Ugh, until we all tire
of each other.
[Matthew] No, we'll
just see how it goes.
Mm.
You're inviting him to
come and stay over?
We're queer and we're grown.
We can do whatever we want.
Didn't you say you
were going to Vermont?
To some river?
I did.
It's been a while since I hung
in any one place for a bit.
I'm not sure I could step
foot in a city
for more than a day or two.
[James] We have parks
and trees in New York.
Do you want to take a
walk in the woods?
Didn't realize you had
an appointment.
Neither did I.
I guess I'll see you guys later?
Bye.
Bye.
Just a little domesticity
never hurt nobody.
That was unwise.
They're all idiots.
You told me yourself, people
only see what they wanna see.
They think I'm a lusty slut.
Because, you are.
An utterly amoral one, huh?
Yeah.
[Kristian chuckling]
[poppers heartbeat thrums]
I want what's mine.
You have nothing, Corban.
I've killed you five times now?
And you keep coming
back wanting more.
But that makes me very lucky,
I would say.
It's very convenient.
Yeah?
You're never gonna find
anyone like me.
Oh, is that true?
I help you get what you want.
I give you what you want.
What I want?
You see, I wanted you to
act like you didn't know me,
and you decided not to do that.
They don't fucking know.
[popper heartbeat grows
You're what gets
creatures like me caught.
But we're special.
Special gets noticed.
Everyone notices you,
everywhere.
I'm still here.
I'm still here.
[popper heartbeat gets heavy]
I know everything.
Do you?
Mhm.
You're not fucking me.
I'm not cumming.
I don't know why any of
that could ever matter.
I matter.
[Popper Heartbeat crescendos
with distorted flute]
[Dee] Hey!
Oh, hey, Dee.
What's going on?
Nothin' much.
Is this your spot?
You could say that.
Yeah, I was waiting for Corban.
He had to go back to
tent to his tent.
to get some tape cleaner.
Tape cleaner?
Yeah.
Oh. I know what that's for.
Did you get that bear
at the shop?
I did.
You know, she said it suits me,
so.
Wait.
Are you the one running
around looking like a bear?
Shh.
Of course I am.
Quiet.
You better be kidding.
No, I am. I'm fuckin' with you.
[Kristian and Dee chuckling]
No, no, this is for fucking.
I was just messing with you.
Hey, did you find Henley?
Actually, no.
I went by his place, I
didn't see his car.
But he's usually here or there.
Yeah.
Haven't seen him.
[leaves rustling]
What the fuck is that?
Shit.
Probably a chipmunk.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
That sounded big.
Could be a mink.
What's a mink?
They're like
otter-ish creatures.
They're everywhere around here.
Um...
Was Henley saying anything
weird, or did he act weird?
Not at all.
Honestly, he was in my
tent when I got back,
which was a little weird.
Geez, Henley.
Yeah, that's all right.
No, listen, it's fine though.
I mean, we kinda had sex.
We were feeling our shrooms
and he left right after,
and I went back to sleep.
[leaves rustling]
Okay, okay.
That was two times.
- Oh, shit.
Yeah.
- That did sound big.
- Yeah.
[ominous base tone]
[chipmunk screeches]
Fuck!
Oh shit!
Scared the shit out of me.
[Delilah laughs]
Ugh! Fuckin' chipmunks.
Oh, well, they're everywhere.
I tell you, when I was a kid,
I used to shoot 'em with
my pellet gun.
Raggedy bitches.
Anyway...
[light hearted mandolin]
I think I'm gonna head
back to camp.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Another party tonight?
No, I don't think so.
You know, the Kyles
didn't get back,
so I think I'm gonna
go out to Bald Island.
You want company?
No, I'm good.
[distorted mandolin chords]
[Kristian] Hey, guys.
Hi-ya.
[Kristian] Hey.
Where have you been all day?
Feels like everyone
has cleared out.
Swam out to Snakehair,
did some yoga on the mountain.
Chopped a little wood,
got some sun.
Waiting in the woods
for Corban to show up.
He got pulled into that
functionally mobile orgy,
rolling around in that Gareth,
you know?
Yeah, hard not to get
pulled into it.
Okay. You know what?
He is an attractive man,
but he's fixated on it.
And I actually think
it's kind of gross.
You don't find it the
least bit sexy?
In like, the most basic
possible way?
It's like his fetish
is the binary.
Wearing a cloak of
toxic masculinity
and playing into that
does not excite me.
But guys like you do.
Because I'm not macho.
No, because your masculinity
doesn't suffocate every
fucking thing around it.
You walk in your own space.
And so does Kristian.
Oh, hey.
Oh, hey, did Delilah
touch base with you?
She was looking for you earlier.
Yeah, yeah.
No Henley or the Kyles, huh?
- Mm-mm.
- [Sam] No.
I think she's taking the
canoe out to Bald Island.
By herself?
That'll take like an
hour out and back,
even with the lake so calm.
I know. I offered to go with.
Look at that.
James and Matthew
are packing up.
You know, it's the last
fire of the official season.
God, it's gonna be so
sad to see it go.
You know, it's been a
really rough year.
I just...
I just wanna live up here
and disappear.
[bird caws]
You guys are gonna come back
for the fire tonight, right?
It's an English exit
for us this year.
Wait, what?
Seriously?
And I have a client
in the morning.
Well, I don't want to go.
I never want to go.
There you go.
Yeah.
Hey...
You should come and visit.
Stay with us.
Ah, that sounds fun.
But how do I find you?
Take my number.
Ah, no cell.
I know.
Don't.
- Seriously?
- Don't even start.
- Seriously?
- I know, I know.
- No cell phone?
How do you connect with people?
I don't really.
This is my body work studio.
It's the ground floor of
our brownstone.
Hey, come see us.
Take a little trip to New
York and see what happens.
You guys barely know me though.
No, but you're one of us.
You're open.
- Go ahead.
Sex positive.
Uh huh, uh huh.
Gorgeous.
You're welcome anytime.
That's really sweet.
You know, I might just
show up on your doorstep
one of these days, so,
watch out.
Anytime.
Tell everybody we said bye.
- I will.
- Okay?
They'll be asking about you, so.
Well, we'll be back.
- All right.
- Later.
I'll see you sooner
rather than later.
Oh, you will.
Trust me on that.
[Matthew] Stay dry.
Yeah.
Takin' a shower out here.
[engine revs]
[tense music]
Hey, hey.
You there?
Hey, hey!
Come in.
I thought we might
miss each other.
Looks like we're gonna
pack and go tonight.
Aw.
Don't blink.
[heartbeat over tense music]
[distorted mandolin and
distorted flute]
Is anyone there?
[sustained distorted flute]
Chipmunks, fuck.
[thunder rumbles]
[distorted flute continues]
Hey, Dee!
Fuck!
Kristian, you scared me.
You all right?
I was just about to
head back to camp.
No, I am not all right.
Everything is not all right.
What do you mean?
What's up?
I found them on Bald Island.
What happened?
I don't know what I'm gonna
do, I could lose everything.
Jesus.
Look, I don't know what's
been going on, Delilah.
I mean, I can't help
unless you tell me, right?
Help?
Yeah.
What happened?
The Kyles are dead!
And I don't know what
I'm gonna do.
Yeah.
You know, maybe...
I got an idea, maybe
you should call it in.
You know?
- Call it in?
I think the community
would protect you.
- Protect me?
- Yeah, protect you.
Protect me? From a
fucking killer?
There's still a killer here.
Yeah.
- He killed the Kyles.
- Yeah, yeah.
Delilah, just, it's
gonna be okay.
Really? It's gonna be okay?
Yeah. Please, just please.
Well, thanks for saying that.
Yeah, just look at me. Ready?
I'm here for you.
We're gonna breathe together,
okay?
Kristian, please.
Put your hands up.
All right, all right.
Yo, take it easy.
Why are you pointing
the gun at me?
Don't get any closer.
All right, all right.
Look, I haven't seen the
Kyles all day.
I've been with other
people the whole time.
Dee, it's me.
Don't fucking move!
Kristian, please keep
your hands up.
Hey, listen to me!
I just want to help you.
Let me ask you a question.
Why would I still be here
if I had anything to do
with the Kyles, huh?
What about Corban? He's weird.
The gun's not loaded, huh?
[gun clicks]
[distorted flute continues
[Kristian grunts]
[thunder cracks and rumbles]
[thud]
[thud]
Smells like bear carrion.
[exhalation]
[light mandolin notes]
What's up?
Hi. [chuckling]
[Kristian] You're
really into that.
Yeah.
Where is everyone?
Oh, god, I have no idea,
but we did see Delilah
like walking through camp
and not talking to anyone.
It feels like the
party's kind of over.
It's been hard to keep
tabs on everybody.
Yeah.
I get it.
It's been really great
meeting everyone.
And I'm not looking
forward to heading out
on the cold, lonesome road.
Oh my god, that's so bleak.
Bleak, really?
You're reading a book about
dangerous neuropathology.
Hold on a second.
Okay.
That's bleak right there.
Hey!
Stay in your chair.
You're being mean to me!
Sorry, sorry.
Just, I like knowing that,
you know,
darkness is the exception.
It's comforting, it's affirming.
No, I get it, I get it.
Do you mind if I say goodbye,
again?
- Oh, again?
- Pretty please?
Again.
[Sam and Kristian giggling]
Um...
Okay.
Cool.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right, let's go.
You know, I've never been
out here for a Labor Day
that is this quiet.
- Oh.
- Strange.
Expectations are such a doozy.
Hey, Pat?
Patrick.
Oh.
Oh!
There he is.
You guys mind if I join
you for a proper goodbye?
Um...
[light mandolin]
[Kristian] Live free and die.
That's live free "or" die.
What?
You said "Live free and die".
The state motto is "or" die.
Ah.
Well, you've only ever
got two choices, David.
Live free or not, but you
die either way.
That's bleak.
That's the truth.
[David laughs]
Don't you have anybody?
Nothin' to live for?
No, not really.
Just me, myself, and I.
What, are you gonna charge
me for this session?
[David laughs]
Please.
I know you said that
you don't really drink,
No, no, no.
Booze just isn't my thing, man.
I hear you.
It's just such a great
social lubricant.
You need lubricant with me,
David.
[David and Kristian laughing]
Huh?
[David laughs]
Oh, shit.
What's up?
See those bubbles over there?
Yeah.
That's a big snapping turtle.
Take a man's hand clean off.
You got kids?
Uh...
Kids, kids?
That would be a no.
No, I love other
people's kids though.
Yeah, I hear that.
Yeah.
Takes everything you
got just to get through.
Well, your wife seems like
a really good partner.
Yeah, she's um...
She's the best
One of these days we gotta
take one of these vacations
without the kid.
Yeah, you look like you
could use one.
You're telling me.
Not a private moment.
"Dad, Dad, Dad!"
I don't know how you do it,
my god.
Yeah.
These two hands are my regular
date night, that's how.
Hey, you know something?
There's no one around
here, it's just me and you.
Yep, no one but us.
Unzip your pants, David.
What?
You heard me.
[Dave chuckling]
You see, I'm gonna
suck your dick.
And you're gonna cum
in my mouth.
I'm married.
I have a son.
I'm acquainted.
I've seen the way you
look at me, at my ass.
Jesus Christ, David.
You can have it.
What if they find out?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Look.
Hey, trust yourself.
This is just between you and me.
And the only person
that would tell is you.
Am I right?
Look at me.
Trust yourself.
Hey.
Do you mind if I borrow
your boat for like an hour?
I left some stuff all
the way over at the Cove,
and it's just twice as
fast as driving.
Yeah.
Thanks.
[boat hums]
[loon calls]
[chill mandolin chords]
[door squeaks]
[toilet flushes]
[sink runs]
[heartbeat throbs]
I'm driving my van up the coast.
I got another 30 on this stop.
You got any room?
This piggy's gonna blow
your house down.
[popper heartbeat throbbing]
It's unlocked.
Let yourself in, I'll
follow in 5?
[paper towel dispenser whines]
[popper heartbeat crescendos]
[thwack]
I haven't seen one as pretty
as you in a long time.
[heartbeat throbs]
You're gonna call me Spider-Pig,
boy.
Don't be upset.
Don't take it personal.
This is what I do.
[Teddy Bears Picnic orchestral]
[heartbeat thump]
[projector sounds]
[film reel can rolls]
To be honest,
the human thing is not
so complicated.
[doppler sound effect]
You're just organized
matter coded to reproduce.
A fleshy spaceship carrying
salty water on dry land,
so the neurons inside you can
boldly go wherever they want.
[loon calls]
The prime directive?
Eat, fuck, shit, sleep,
and don't get eaten.
Live free and die.
That's live free "or" die.
Hm?
You said "Live free and die."
The state motto is "or die".
Mm.
[coffee grinder whirs]
[pan sizzles]
[fire crackles]
[egg cracks]
[pan sizzles]
[fire hisses]
[zen flute sings]
[water falls]
[cigar-box mandolin
strums a soft melody]
[flute joins the mandolin]
Oh.
Spicy or sweet jerky?
Sweet heat, Dad.
It's the only way.
Hey, Dad!
Who, me?
Nah.
Okay.
Just taking a walk while
I fill my tank.
Where you headed?
Up to Loon Lake.
Ah, Loon Lake.
Nice.
That's funny, I'm
headed there myself.
Yeah?
Yeah.
My folks have a place up there.
Cool, cool.
Lotus Cove.
Lotus Cove?
I'm not allowed to go up there.
Yet.
Are you one of those...
What, birders?
Yeah.
Yeah, I've been called that.
I hear the loons are
pretty epic.
I'm looking forward to it.
Excuse me, can I help you?
Oh, hey.
Sorry, no harm.
I was just asking your son
about the lay of the land he.
I'm coming in from outta state.
Okay, well, so how
can I help you?
You seem like you're from here,
right?
I'm mostly off the grid.
Where are you coming from?
Green River in Vermont.
I've been camping for
the past week.
It's almost as beautiful
as the Lake Country here.
Aren't they looking for
some hiker that went missing?
I saw it on Channel 11
this morning.
Oh, no.
No cell phone.
It's not me.
You guys coming a long ways or?
Yeah, I drove up.
Hi.
Oh, hey. How you doing?
Kristian.
- David.
- David, nice to meet you.
Yeah.
I'm sorry to get
bother you guys,
I was just making
some small talk.
We're not used to pleasant
conversation with strangers.
It's almost alien
where we're from.
Oh, where's that?
Boston?
Yeah.
We got a lake house here
a couple years back.
It's good to get away.
Cool.
You fish?
I do, I do.
I'm a bit of a bird enthusiast.
You know, I'm excited
about the loons tonight.
Catch some fish, hit the fire,
stare at the sky and listen.
Well, howdy.
Everyone around these parts...
either wants to talk about
business back in the city
or say some horrible
shit about women.
It's a mixed bag.
Well, look, if you're
in our neck,
feel free to stop by for a beer.
We could drop a line.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's just me and the mosquitoes.
She's not the fishing type, so.
"She"?
Sue.
My wife Sue does not
like to fish.
Hell no.
I'm gonna be catching up
on my New Yorker
magazine this weekend.
You guys can have the boat
and water all to yourselves.
Go play.
Well, thanks for the invite.
You got it.
Our house is in Siren Cove,
right by Snakehair Mountain.
Awesome, all right.
Take care, bud.
[engine revs]
What?
Nothing.
You're so friendly, honey.
[drowned out dance music]
Miss Thing!
I told you, shady as fuck.
Ugh.
She done mopped those
little Gucci glasses
The second I was on the stage,
she done took her
greasy little paws,
and just snatched them right up.
What?
Bitch, are you hard of hearing?
I told you.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I would never do that.
Girl, don't do that.
Don't...
Don't, do not.
Oh, anyways.
No, honey, I am Pristine
motherfuckin' Christine.
I am i-con-nique.
Listen. Don't do that, girl.
No, I just got to the lake,
and I'm about to get naked.
Buh-bye.
Oh.
[woodpecker pecks]
[birds chirp]
You know you can get
undressed at the trailhead.
This sign's just for show.
Yeah, thanks.
I'm not trying to
rock any boats.
You know, first time here.
Just building my courage
to face everyone, you know?
Mm.
Well, welcome, honey.
Hi.
Yeah. Humble and courageous.
What's your name?
Kristian.
Ah.
Miss Thing you saw earlier,
that was my expensive
girlfriend, Pristine.
But, I'm Henley.
Nice to meet you.
Ah. Where you from?
Where am I from?
All over.
Just coming in from Vermont.
Cool.
Been camping up and down
the east coast all summer.
You're just now
getting Lotus Cove?
Yeah, I know.
Honestly, I've been
meaning to for a while.
You're gonna love it here.
You're gonna be loved here.
'Cause you?
You somethin'.
[Kristian chuckles]
Thanks, handsome.
I would've changed in my cabin,
but the gig was running
a little too long today,
and I really didn't wanna
miss the crowd.
Never thought of myself as
bachelor cabin material but...
It works.
Hm.
[Henley laughs]
You're gonna need a hustle
if you wanna find a tent spot.
Tends to be really busy
this time of year.
Wanna walk to camp?
Ugh, I can never resist a
chance to embellish my legend.
You may accompany me.
Cool.
Well, grab my bag.
Okay.
[light mandolin and flute]
Ooh, baby!
[people chattering]
So this looks like a good
spot right here, right?
Mhm.
Well, look.
Feel free to visit my bachelor
tent once I get set up.
Don't mind if I do.
I'm gonna go see what's
on the buffet today.
Sounds good.
Boop!
Ooh!
[Henley chuckles]
[loon calls across the lake]
[bird screeches]
Hi, honey.
Welcome to Lotus Cove.
Oh, uh...
Howdy, ranger.
Delilah.
Kristian.
Lucky for you, real
estate by the water's edge
is hard to come by.
Well, I'm a 100% a lucky type.
I'm not gonna complain about it.
Oh, hello.
Watch out around these parts,
'cause bears around
here do not play.
Make sure you use the
box for food...
Bears?
There's bears here in the area?
You're precious.
Wait, are you precious?
Sweetie, I got it.
I had a question.
I mean, I've been at this a bit,
so I just wanna know if I
should be putting my toothpae
in the bear box, yeah?
Toothpaste?
Yeah.
I cross my Ts.
Yeah, I have a few tagged
within 50 miles of the camp,
but they usually don't
come around these parts
unless we dump a bunch of
animal carcasses
and garbage out to rot.
Who's dock and canoe?
Oh, they belong to the camp.
Feel free to enjoy.
Oh, and the camp?
You don't have Google?
Yeah, no cell phone.
The Polk family set
up the land as a trust
to their late son.
He was an original
radical fairy type.
Died in the AIDS Holocaust.
That's generous.
Good people, good parents.
I gotta tell you, you're...
Not any kind of
ranger I'm used to.
And you're not just
any kind of bird, honey.
Look at you, you got
them all cluckin'.
Am I blushing?
You wear it.
And I wear this so that
the powers that be
don't try to fit it
around some square.
These curves live.
They live, girl.
All right, well...
I'm gonna go for a
wash in the lake.
I smell terrible.
I don't wanna scare away
any of the birds,
if you know what I mean, so.
Yeah, well, they do
whatever they like.
I'm sure you will too.
Thanks for stopping by
with such a warm welcome.
My pleasure.
Yeah. See ya.
[Kristian exhales]
[loon call]
[people frolicking]
Hey.
I thought we'd have to hunt you.
I'm Matthew, and this is James.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Grab a cup.
Oh, yeah, I'll take water if
you have, if you don't mind.
I got my own cup.
Oh, well, no judgment of course.
Judgment of what?
Nevermind.
So, you a masseuse?
Masseur, kind of.
I do holistic body work.
Thank you.
Rub the joy in and out of you.
Yeah, Daddy knows how to
touch his boy.
Well, you're his only boy.
We share.
Good to know.
So, what brings you to
our little nest?
I was about to head
out for some supplies
before tucking in for
loons tonight.
Oh.
A birder.
Wandering the woods alone.
Only ever running into other
men wandering the woods alone.
Ah, pretty much.
Well, let me give you the skinny
on all the lonely
souls around here.
Those are the Kyles.
They are a great time.
They're gorgeous and
generous lovers.
One is a publicist for a
high-end film distributor,
one is a publicist for
a high-end restaurant,
and one is a publicist
for Tiffany's.
[James] And they're
completely interchangeable
in every way,
which makes for a satisfying,
but a exhausting experience.
[Matthew laughs]
All right, smarty pants.
How about that cutie
right there?
[James] Oh, I think he
said his name was Corban.
It's the first time
I've seen him out here.
Look at him, he's some
kind of wellness coach.
Yeah, hot vortex bottom.
What?
It's all about him and his hole,
or there's gonna be a
price to pay.
What about her?
Oh...
Everyone gets a go at Henley.
She is delightful, but flighty.
She's a local, she comes
in for the day,
and then heads out to
her cabin by Nebi Pond.
Oh, Sam and Patrick.
Not sure what you're into,
but they'd be into you.
They're a ton of fun.
Now, Patrick is a
anthropologist.
He studies Mayan
civilizations in Belize.
His dig site got shut down
because of the pandemic,
so here he is.
Mm.
Sampling the primordial
soup of New Hampshire.
And Sam is a psychologist.
They study dangerous
neurodivergence or something.
[birds chirping]
[drumming heartbeat]
Put em' around my neck.
[both grunting]
[echo]
[raven caws]
[Corban gasps]
I like this spot.
We need something to fuck on.
[pensive mandolin]
[car honks]
Oh, are you open?
You're in here, aren't you?
I'm sorry, am I
interrupting you?
No.
Hmm.
What exactly are you here for?
Well, I'm an admirer
of beautiful things,
and I love craft.
You love it?
Mhm.
You make anything?
Oh, no. I'm not...
I'm not a maker.
Mm.
Is some of this your work?
No, I'm not a maker either.
I sell.
Awasos can be bought.
She was my great-great
grandfather's
when he was killing Englishmen,
who looked like you.
For the French King.
When this was a different
country, a different people.
Yeah, that... uh...
That might be too much for
me at the Cove.
You know, I'm traveling a
long ways, so.
Well, how about this
beautiful rainbow quilt?
Also a good disguise for you,
at the Cove.
Can I?
Mm.
A disguise?
Cover.
Ah, you did it to me.
I'll take both.
I'll take both.
All right, just do me a favor.
Hold these for me for a minute?
I gotta run to the
market quickly.
I'll wrap 'em up.
All right. Thank you.
Take your time.
[mandolin pluck]
Oh. What up, Dee?
Oh, hey.
Nice seeing you here.
Yeah, how you doing?
I'm doing great.
Did you go see Shelley?
She's got great stuff.
Interesting store.
She's a bit eccentric.
Honey, she is one of a kind.
She's got those eyes that
look through you
like you're paper thin,
you know?
I think she kind of liked me.
Of course she did.
Well, I hope to see you tonight.
Campfire's gonna be
a lot of fun.
Labor Day is on Monday,
so last summer licks.
All right.
- Okay?
- Later, gator.
After a while, crocodile.
Bye, drive safe.
[distorted mandolin strums
over sustained flute]
[chill house music from
a bluetooth speaker]
Thanks for cooking, Kristian.
You really know how
to work a pit.
Mhm.
Just a little bit of Texas
goes a long way on an open fire.
Mm.
I didn't know you could
cook like this.
You two know each other?
We just met.
Oh.
Where's Kyle 3?
You mean Goldilocks?
She probably found herself
some business out in the tre.
Mhm.
Well, I think Delilah's on her
way back with some goodies.
Kyle convinced me to try
shrooms for the first time.
Have you ever tripped, Kristian?
Can't say that I have.
You're not serious.
Serious about what?
Hi.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey.
Oh, so this is the one
I was telling you about.
So, not only is he drop
dead gorgeous,
but he's also a virgin.
A virgin?
Really? All right, hold on,
hold on.
I've just never done
mushrooms before, all right?
Have you had a chance to
listen to the loons out here
yet?
No, but I'm looking
forward to it.
Oh my god, they scream
bloody murder.
But sometimes they sound
like forever lovers
singing to each other.
They don't mate for
life, they keep it open.
That's true.
And when you're not
watching birds?
Um...
I love to fuck.
Oh, is that so?
Oh, well, we all like
a good fuck.
Where'd you study the craft?
All over, I guess.
I was born and raised in Dallas.
My parents made some money
during the oil boom and just.
Retreated from the world.
Their passing left me with
very little to worry about.
Wow, must be nice.
Handsome, rich, unencumbered.
But not where it counts.
Well, it is nice.
And you, Corban?
Oh, I'm just a regular
Masshole from Lowell.
Just trying to get my fuck
on as much as possible,
until this whole world
goes up in flames.
Well, can't do anything
about the world
going up in flames.
Hey, girl, hey.
But I do have some therapeutics.
Yes!
To help out with this
little therapy session
you guys are having out here?
Yes!
Okay, so, these are
one gram each.
Thank you.
It's a pretty reasonable
perceptual dose,
and we are all pretty
experienced here, right?
Except for Corban and Kristian,
but we'll keep an eye on them.
Well, they shouldn't feel
any pressure to partake.
Therapeutics are not mandatory.
Wait, I'm just curious.
Is everyone here
tripping on mushroom?
No, baby. We do
whatever we want.
Just do what makes you
feel comfortable.
Oh, hey!
Oh, hey!
Hope you saved some for us.
- Of course.
- We did.
Yes! Fuck yeah.
I've been saving up
dopamine all week for tonight.
I deserve this.
Hey!
Wait.
Will I still be horny on these?
I mean, who knows?
You might, like,
focus on the trees
and how connected everything is,
or you might wanna fuck in
the embrace of a moss god.
Will this change me?
[Sam] Oh, it helps if you know
what needs to be changed,
if anything.
But also, remember...
You could experience some
very uncomfortable truths.
Jesus Christ.
Don't think I've ever
felt a comfortable truth.
All right, bottoms up, bitches.
There's no turning back now.
Cheers!
Queers.
I need
The trees are connecting.
They're vibrating together.
They're talking.
How do you know they're talking?
I can see the vibrations...
But, we're on mushrooms, man.
Well, I can feel it.
- Feel it where?
- Here.
Yes.
Mhm.
And here.
I know.
I believe you, I believe you.
My hands are freezing.
Why'd you guys turn
the music off?
It's so quiet now.
Listen.
Hey.
Hey.
To what?
Nothing.
To nothing.
Mhm.
So...
So.
Just bird watching?
I mean, I love them too,
but I go home from my
communes with nature.
Well, you know, I like
to travel and...
Find queer folk in the wild.
Like me.
[owl hoots]
Who am I?
Let's see, who are you.
Can I take a stab at it?
You're an educated trans man,
studying anthropological
endeavors in Belize
in a long term
partnership with Sam,
and you also enjoy the
company of other queer people.
- Yeah.
- Bingo, right?
You got the skinny, yeah?
What about you?
I don't know if queer
quite gets it.
Um...
I'm whatever I need to be.
What does that mean?
Need for what?
For people to trust me.
Wow.
It seems like a lot of work.
Yeah, it's a lot.
Why don't people trust you?
I'm never in the same
place very long, you know?
I might not ever see anyone
here again after this weekend.
You'll never come back?
I might not.
You know, you might not.
Tomorrow's not a sure thing.
You're here with me now.
Yes.
With us.
You can feel it.
Can I kiss you?
Yeah.
Hey.
Hey.
You are beautiful.
If I were you, I would just
enjoy the journey tonight,
and try not to fall too deeply
into anyone's whirlpool.
Yeah? These are deep waters.
And the penis envies
are kicking.
I'm gonna...
I'm gonna go for a walk.
Okay.
Is that all right?
Yeah. Take your
blanket with you.
Okay.
Stay warm tonight.
Mhm.
You know, we'll be
here if you need company.
Thanks, Patrick.
Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Bye.
Okay.
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
[loon call]
[indistinct chatter]
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
Are you feeling all right,
Kristian?
I am.
Oh, good.
I am.
You know, guys, it's crazy.
I felt everything.
I felt everything so much.
I didn't know what to expect.
[Sam] Well, if you'd
like to talk about it,
please let me know.
It's sort of what I do.
[Matthew laughs]
I think I loved it.
- Good.
- I really did.
Good.
Well...
I think I'm gonna hit the sack
so I can get out on the
lake early tomorrow.
Try and swim the whole
thing and get up Snakehair.
Oh, how ambitious of you.
So we'll see you in the morning,
okay?
Have a good night, guys.
- Good night.
- Good night.
- Bye-bye.
- Bye.
I'm gonna get some of that.
[zipper screeches]
Oh, hey honey.
[Henley chuckles]
I was hoping I could take
you up on that invitation.
I was about to leave, but
glad you came.
Your tent smells so good.
You drive at this hour?
Baby, that's just my
parking spot.
Oh.
My cabin's a short ways away
from the Maple Sugar Shack.
For a second I thought
you weren't gonna make it,
but here you are.
Here I am.
Corban has had a
couple nice things
to say about you.
Oh, did he?
Yeah, he said you were rough.
- Rough?
- Like really rough.
- Mm.
- Like, the business.
Said you'd lay it down,
fuck me, and choke me out.
And...
I kinda want it.
Mm, I need it.
You need it, huh?
Mhm.
Does Corban know you were
planning on coming here?
No, is that a problem?
Well, you're in my tent.
You tell anyone you
were coming here?
- Ah.
- Did you?
No one fuckin' knows.
No one fuckin' knows.
Just me and you.
I'm gonna fuckin' destroy you.
[zipper screeches]
[heartbeat thrumming]
[Henley grunts]
[Henley gags]
[Henley grunts]
Do you want me to destroy you?
Hm?
You make a sound, and I'll
break your fuckin' neck.
Nod your head.
Is this what you want?
- Mhm.
- Hm?
- Mhm.
- Are you sure?
- Mhm.
- Yeah?
[Kristian chuckles]
[thud]
How's my pretty little bird?
You get a workout with
those boys last night?
Not the most accurate tops.
I didn't catch you
after the fire.
You got what you want?
Want some coffee?
In a bit.
Beautiful place.
Yeah.
Yeah, I agree.
Interesting community.
[Corban chuckles]
Not what I would
expect in New Hampshire.
Expectations are generally
not good for your health, ye?
You see, I try to avoid them.
Not trying to poke the bear.
Well, I need to take a
wash in the lake,
but, I'll be back for a coffee
if you're still offering.
I think you should
help yourself.
I'm gonna go practice some
movement after breakfast,
but, I'll leave the
coffee gear out.
[cheerful soft mandolin notes]
[loon calls]
[loon calls]
Beautiful morning.
You and Patrick fit
perfectly here.
Aw, thank you.
Its kind of our bottom
line for each other.
Mm.
The coffee is quite good.
Mm.
It needs to be.
Basically my bottom line
for fucking with any day.
Oh, well, your bottom
line is quite compelling.
How you feeling?
[loon calls]
Unentangled.
Oh, I hear that.
Yet here I am and here you are,
carefree, watching the birds.
Yeah, they're pretty rad.
Thunder lizards became loons.
Wonder how it's gonna
go for humans.
And you hear them now?
Yeah.
Actually, I like your
mantis here.
Thanks.
Too bad though, really lonely.
I mean, fucking and then
eating your partner's head.
They only ever really
do that in captivity.
Is that so? I thought
that was their thing.
That's my thing.
[Sam and Kristian laugh]
Oh...
Dangerous.
[Patrick] One of the campers
thought they saw bear in camp.
Hey.
Hi.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Like a bear bear?
After you...
Okay, that's great.
Yeah, one of the
Kyles was taking a piss,
and thought he saw a
big furry shape
heading off into the woods.
Oh, well, that means
the bear box is working,
so Delilah will be delighted.
- Yes.
- Okay.
Hungover.
Now she has to go track a
hallucination.
Wait.
I mean, it's funny, but
you don't think it's...
You don't think it's real,
right?
Right?
- No.
- Okay.
You got me...
Well, wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait.
Then what? If it's not real?
I think it was a "them".
Oh...
No, and I literally
think that Kyle
number one, two, and three
are literally just
waiting for the baron.
What's the baron?
Oh, well, they're
sexual Munchausens,
and they see their reality
to conform to their
sexual appetites.
Well, don't we all?
- Um...
- Do we?
I do.
Okay, depends on your appetites.
That's impressive, you're hard.
Healthy appetite.
[Sam chuckles]
Are you feeling it right now,
babe?
I'm just not at the moment,
but I could go for a hike.
Mm, I'm just sayin' hi.
Oh, god.
So lame, boo!
Oh, come on!
There are plenty of
pretty boys for you
to wrap your hands
around out here.
Maybe later.
Oh.
Got a big swim ahead of me.
Oh, cool.
Well, hit us up in a bit.
Hey, what are you two into?
Um, lots.
Mostly connection.
Hm.
You know, I bottom too.
Oh, well, my dick is as
big as you want it to be.
Oof.
That's a pitch.
That is actually a blessing.
All right, you two love
birds, get outta here.
I'll see you later.
Okay, bye.
See you later.
[playful mandolin chords]
[loons calling]
[Delilah] There's no spoor here.
What?
No tracks or any
markers from a bear.
The box is full of food.
So, no bear.
There's no way a bear
wouldn't try to get in this box.
Okay.
So, what was it?
Probably some weirdo running
around looking real big,
and a couple of really
high campers.
Wanna walk back to camp with me?
Yeah, sure.
Weren't you gonna get something?
Oh, you're right.
Thanks for reminding me.
I'll tell you what,
coffee's movin' today.
If last night was
any indication.
Don't worry, honey.
You're safe.
Sometimes a bear is a bear,
and sometimes it's just a bea.
And a bear is a bear, right?
A bear is a bear.
Sounds like you're
pretty confident.
I am.
Say, have you seen Henley?
What's that?
Yeah.
Um, Henley...
You know, that cute local.
He's been googly eyed over
you since you got here.
He was supposed to
purchase herbal supplements
from me this morning.
Yeah, hold up.
Henley, yeah, look.
You see, I'm
terrible with names,
but yeah, I remember him,
great kisser.
Great kisser?
Oh, so you did connect.
Let's just say he left
pretty early last night.
Okay, well, let me know
if you see him,
because I got shit to do.
All right, well, I
think I'm gonna try
to swim the lake and back.
Ooh, fun.
Watch out for motors
and snappers.
Yeah, I swim with a buoy,
but what the hell can you
do about the snappers?
Pray, if you believe
in that sort of thing.
Did you know that the old ones
can get as large as a
bear's torso?
Yeah, 'cause that's it.
Maybe it was a turtle that
came through camp last night.
Not a bear, it's a turtle.
A turtle?
Oh, you're funny like that?
Mhm.
At least you're pretty.
[light mandolin chords]
[loon calls]
I mean, he said he'd
be around the corner
at the diving rock, if he
could make it.
I hope he can make it.
Corban said he's a monster.
He better be.
We are a lot to handle
even without Ky-Ky.
Hey, boys.
Hey, handsome.
Can I come aboard?
Front, middle, or steer?
I'll take the back.
Kyle 3 not into it?
Oh, I was hoping to bag
all three of you together.
Happens to the best.
We come here all the time.
He'll be back.
I have a feeling you
will be too.
What gives you that feeling?
Well, it could be the fact
you're getting laid
left and right.
Corban said you were the
roughest,
hottest fuck he ever met.
Ugh, yeah.
Hoping to meet that
daddy out on the island.
Like, you can do whatever
you fucking want to us.
[Kyle moans]
I wanna choke you out
while you're cumming with
me inside you.
I want to see your
lights go out.
Both of you.
Daddy.
Anything you want, Daddy.
Now fuckin' row.
You want to be good boys?
Yes.
Yes, Daddy.
Then row.
[light mandolin chords]
I'm gonna take a piss
and stretch.
Set up camp, and you can snuggle
with daddy when I get back.
Daddy's gonna give you
a big reward.
Back in a sec.
[Kyles giggling]
[pee streams]
[distorted light mandolin]
[popper heartbeat thrumming]
I want you inside me
while I fucking murder him.
Give me the lube.
That's fucking hot.
Fuck me.
I'm not an experienced top,
I might fucking come too fast.
Don't fucking cum.
[tense flute joins heartbeat]
This is fucking hot.
Don't fucking cum.
I'm cumming.
I'm getting close.
Good boy, cum for Daddy.
You got me rock hard.
- I'm cumming.
- Wait.
Cum for me.
I'm gonna fucking cum, Daddy.
[Kyle moans]
[Kyle gurgles]
[Kyle grunts]
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
I'm gonna cum, Daddy.
I'm gonna fucking cum.
I want you to cum with
me shooting inside you.
[Kyle grunts]
No...
[popper heartbeat crescendos]
[Kyle gurgles]
[water splashes]
Why is this fun?
[David laughs]
Because you don't have to
worry about the world out there,
or anything at all, Ben.
You just get to relax.
But that isn't fun.
Can we go hiking or something?
You remember my hip
surgery last year?
This is what I come
out here for.
I'm loving not having
wifi or cell service.
Clients can't reach me,
there's nothing to worry about.
I don't have anything
to worry about.
You and mom are rich.
Don't be gross.
I'm just saying, I am
statistically less likely
to have things to worry
about than the povs.
Who taught you how to
speak like that, Ben?
What the fuck?
I'm joking!
It's a joke. I'm kidding.
[water splashes]
Howdy, neighbor.
Any bites this morning?
Wow, it's the bird guy.
Yeah.
Kristian, right?
Good memory. David and Ben,
yeah?
Hey, feel free to help yourself
to a nice, cold brew-ski.
I'd love to join for a minute,
but I'm not much of a drinker,
really.
[David] Okay.
Yeah.
It's a little early in my day.
I was planning on heading
out to Bald Island,
catching the sun before it sets,
and heading up Snakehair
after this too, so.
Wow, that is a crazy workout.
Well, look, feel free to
take a breather.
You like lemonade?
I do, yeah. It's great.
Ben, can you go grab
Kristian a lemonade, please?
Sure.
Super. Thanks, man.
He's a good kid.
He is relieved.
Kids these days...
Do not appreciate things
the way we used to.
Isn't it the same for you?
How it was for me.
Yeah.
My dad wanted me to be
a great doctor.
I became a psychologist,
a good one.
Yeah, we used to come up fishing
here with him all the time.
I would've rather been
reading comic books
and shooting shit with my bow.
Worked out for me.
'Til some client from
the big city shows up
and ruins your whole life.
Shut the fuck up. We
never talk about Bob.
Someone's got to.
[Kristian and David laughing]
What about your dad?
Oh, my dad.
You wanna hear this, huh?
All right, well...
He was in oil.
Tried to teach me how
to take over the world,
wasn't really my bag.
You see, I'm into more
meaningful connections
that last forever.
Hey, there was a bear
in our camp last night.
[Ben] A bear?
[David] Really?
Uh huh.
Oh, I didn't think they really
came up at camps anymore.
Too many people. Yeah.
Yeah, well, someone saw it.
I thought the same
until last night,
but just keep those eyes open.
Oh. Thanks, buddy.
Hey, Ben, do me a favor.
I suck at this, take it.
Okay.
[David laughs]
I know, I ruined your day.
[David laughs]
If you're up for some
morning fishing,
I'd love the company.
I'm going out on the
boat at 5:00 AM tomorrow.
Yeah, count me in.
I'll be there.
Great.
Great.
Maybe you can teach
me how to fish.
[David and Kristian chuckling]
[Kristian breathes heavily]
[Kristian exhales]
We want a quick selfie,
not like a quick 50 selfies.
[Kitty and Fred chattering]
I hope he doesn't stay.
He won't.
I mean, he's not just gonna
sit there all day, is he?
Who the fuck does he think he is
just sitting there with
his shirt off?
Ignore him.
He looks like one of those
yoga fairies from Lotus Cove.
I can't stand all these
faggots coming through here.
This used to be God's country.
Now our kids can't even go
to the western shores
of the lake.
Someone should do
something about them.
I'm on it, hun.
[Kitty] He's some of yogi.
[Fred] He looks like he's
sleeping, hun.
Don't bother the man.
[Kitty] He's not
sleeping, he's meditating.
[tense mandolin plucks]
You're unattractive.
Oh my god.
Fred, do something!
[pee trickles]
It's not because she
calls me a faggot.
[Kristian chuckles]
I'm not crazy.
You're just real shitty.
[body crashes through brush]
You should look into yoga, babe.
Look at his body.
All that stretching is not
good for the joints, hun.
Plus, I got my Peloton.
Shut the fuck up, Fred.
Ah, geez.
I'm sorry guys, I interrupted
your day here on the summit.
You know, see, it's my
first time here, so it's-
Oh, no, no.
We're actually sorry for
interrupting you.
It's not like we bought
the mountain.
Fred and Kitty Astor.
Kristian Brooks.
It's my last night.
You see, I came in
for the loons.
I'm headed over to fish with
my friend David early tomorro,
then either up to...
I don't know, maybe
Maine or Vermont.
David?
Mhm. He's a
psychologist from Boston.
Oh, the Sachs.
Yes, they got a little
spot a few years ago.
How lovely.
Sweet family.
Second best
psychologist on the lake.
You're keeping good company.
We kind of thought you
were part of that crew
that camps out at Lotus Cove.
Oh, no. I'm not in any crew.
And I'm not trying to
look like I am, trust me.
Lots of psychologists
around these parts, yeah?
Well, it's the best
place to get away
from the noise and the hippies.
[Kitty chuckles]
Sorry about being a
little rude or whatever.
It's been a stressful
time for me.
No, no, honey, honey.
Don't worry about it, you know?
It's okay.
You just try to love yourself.
All right?
Look, people are the worst.
Huh? Am I right guys?
[Kitty laughs]
I mean you can't live
with them...
Ah!
So you're a funny devil.
I don't know.
Demon?
What?
Honey, he's kidding.
Maybe we'll see you
again if you come back.
[Kristian] Yeah.
Maybe you could teach
me some yoga lessons.
Sure.
Kitty, right?
You know, I'd love to
teach you a lesson or two.
Have a good day, guys.
Bye.
What the fuck was
that all about?
Nice, nice.
[Sam chuckles]
You know, it's rare that
I found public campsites
without wood that's
been brought in.
It's kind of weird.
Oh, well this is pretty
much conservation land.
It's basically a tree farm.
Delilah designates which
trees are for cutting down.
Oh, yeah.
It prevents invasive species
from making their way
into the forest.
Seems inefficient though.
Speaking of invasive
species, who is that?
Ooh, he looks like straight
out of that Drummer Magazine.
What's Drummer?
[ax chops]
It's a leather mag from the 80s.
[Sam and Matthew chuckling]
James has every single
issue at home.
- Of course he does.
- Right.
Never heard of it.
Well, I hope you don't
mind a little competition.
Competition?
Oh, such a saint.
He's definitely gonna
pull focus though.
Not interested in focus.
You see, it distracts the hunt.
Oh. Maybe he's hunting you.
One can only hope.
Truth.
What? It's my first time here.
Okay, well, thank you
for the help,
and he'll be here
when we're done.
I need to go freshen up.
You know...
[ax chops]
Fuck.
Get these pants off.
Let me know if you
need some help.
[Kristian] You got it.
Okay.
I'm still going, by the way.
It's fine.
Need a hand?
You're fuckin' hot.
That's funny.
They're all saying the
same about you.
I've won Mr. Leather
Woodchuck four years in a row.
Mm.
Fucking hot guys is what I do.
Well, they called me
"daddy" until you showed up.
Mr. Leather Woodchuck.
That's impressive.
I am Daddy.
See you around, sexy.
See you around.
Woof.
Oh, hey.
Look who showed up.
Looks like Daddy's
definitely into twunks.
But Daddy's into anyone
who calls him Daddy.
You know that.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
So...
All the wood has been chopped.
- Okay.
James is playing
backgammon with Patrick.
All right.
Camp is sparse.
Everybody's off doing something.
I got a crazy idea.
Oh, what?
Wanna find a nook
and get frisky?
Yeah, Daddy! Come on.
I'm gonna suck your dick.
That's all?
Mhm.
Whatever you need.
That was maybe more impressive.
Well, thank you.
Come on, this way.
Oh, you're a pro now?
- Yeah.
- You know where you're going?
[Matthew and Kristian chuckling]
You know where we're going?
- No.
- No?
I just kinda, you
know, want you to myself.
Come on.
[sustained flute over mandolin]
Ever been to Henley's cabin?
Left a furry blanket out
there to roll around on.
Well, I just think I'm
gonna be on my knees.
Sounds like a plan. Come on.
Hope you know these people.
Yes!
Yes! Yeah!
Yeah.
[grunting]
Good fuckin' boy.
I'm gonna paint your guts.
[Kristian grunts]
Oh, you're cumming.
[Kristian] Oh, fuck.
[Corban grunts]
Holy fuck, boys.
Thanks for the soundtrack.
That was hot.
You've never been choked
like that before?
Well...
Nice work, boys.
Well, we did it.
You came?
Yeah.
Well, next time...
I want you to cum while
I'm sitting on you.
Oh yeah?
And while you're sitting on me?
We should head back to camp.
Get a swim in while
the sun's high?
[Kristian exhales]
Poor baby.
Ha!
Wow.
I know.
Ah.
I'm gonna have to work a little
bit harder to get that one.
He'll be back.
Why, is your pussy that good?
Ask Kristian.
Oh, right.
Yeah, I'll be back for that one.
Always are.
What? They always are what?
I mean, look at him.
And look at him.
It's like two
super-massive black holes.
For sure.
But you say that like
this has happened before.
It just seems it's
bound to happen.
There's a lot of
water between us.
It must be hard being the
center of such nonsense.
It's actually really hot.
Yeah, it's really fuckin' hot.
I don't mind it.
You see, it's the same
with everyone.
You all have rules
of engagement.
Oh, and you don't?
Beautiful, special, bless.
I can't complain.
I go with the flow, and
take what comes my way.
Ooh, as long as it's
freely given.
Oh, trust me.
It is.
Hey, where are all the boys?
They never miss a last
night's fire.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Hey.
Ready? Wanna go?
Yeah, let's go.
I'll see you all later.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Bye!
Hey, Mr. Masseur.
[Kristian chuckles]
My lower left hip tightened up
when I was hiking up Snakehair.
Won't you come take
a look at it?
I sensed you were a
little tense earlier.
What are you doing after this?
He means after the weekend.
We have a big
brownstone in Manhattan,
and there's guest
rooms for guests
that resemble you in every way.
You can come and go
as you please.
I have a studio there,
and I'd love to have
you as a subject.
Ugh, until we all tire
of each other.
[Matthew] No, we'll
just see how it goes.
Mm.
You're inviting him to
come and stay over?
We're queer and we're grown.
We can do whatever we want.
Didn't you say you
were going to Vermont?
To some river?
I did.
It's been a while since I hung
in any one place for a bit.
I'm not sure I could step
foot in a city
for more than a day or two.
[James] We have parks
and trees in New York.
Do you want to take a
walk in the woods?
Didn't realize you had
an appointment.
Neither did I.
I guess I'll see you guys later?
Bye.
Bye.
Just a little domesticity
never hurt nobody.
That was unwise.
They're all idiots.
You told me yourself, people
only see what they wanna see.
They think I'm a lusty slut.
Because, you are.
An utterly amoral one, huh?
Yeah.
[Kristian chuckling]
[poppers heartbeat thrums]
I want what's mine.
You have nothing, Corban.
I've killed you five times now?
And you keep coming
back wanting more.
But that makes me very lucky,
I would say.
It's very convenient.
Yeah?
You're never gonna find
anyone like me.
Oh, is that true?
I help you get what you want.
I give you what you want.
What I want?
You see, I wanted you to
act like you didn't know me,
and you decided not to do that.
They don't fucking know.
[popper heartbeat grows
You're what gets
creatures like me caught.
But we're special.
Special gets noticed.
Everyone notices you,
everywhere.
I'm still here.
I'm still here.
[popper heartbeat gets heavy]
I know everything.
Do you?
Mhm.
You're not fucking me.
I'm not cumming.
I don't know why any of
that could ever matter.
I matter.
[Popper Heartbeat crescendos
with distorted flute]
[Dee] Hey!
Oh, hey, Dee.
What's going on?
Nothin' much.
Is this your spot?
You could say that.
Yeah, I was waiting for Corban.
He had to go back to
tent to his tent.
to get some tape cleaner.
Tape cleaner?
Yeah.
Oh. I know what that's for.
Did you get that bear
at the shop?
I did.
You know, she said it suits me,
so.
Wait.
Are you the one running
around looking like a bear?
Shh.
Of course I am.
Quiet.
You better be kidding.
No, I am. I'm fuckin' with you.
[Kristian and Dee chuckling]
No, no, this is for fucking.
I was just messing with you.
Hey, did you find Henley?
Actually, no.
I went by his place, I
didn't see his car.
But he's usually here or there.
Yeah.
Haven't seen him.
[leaves rustling]
What the fuck is that?
Shit.
Probably a chipmunk.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
That sounded big.
Could be a mink.
What's a mink?
They're like
otter-ish creatures.
They're everywhere around here.
Um...
Was Henley saying anything
weird, or did he act weird?
Not at all.
Honestly, he was in my
tent when I got back,
which was a little weird.
Geez, Henley.
Yeah, that's all right.
No, listen, it's fine though.
I mean, we kinda had sex.
We were feeling our shrooms
and he left right after,
and I went back to sleep.
[leaves rustling]
Okay, okay.
That was two times.
- Oh, shit.
Yeah.
- That did sound big.
- Yeah.
[ominous base tone]
[chipmunk screeches]
Fuck!
Oh shit!
Scared the shit out of me.
[Delilah laughs]
Ugh! Fuckin' chipmunks.
Oh, well, they're everywhere.
I tell you, when I was a kid,
I used to shoot 'em with
my pellet gun.
Raggedy bitches.
Anyway...
[light hearted mandolin]
I think I'm gonna head
back to camp.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Another party tonight?
No, I don't think so.
You know, the Kyles
didn't get back,
so I think I'm gonna
go out to Bald Island.
You want company?
No, I'm good.
[distorted mandolin chords]
[Kristian] Hey, guys.
Hi-ya.
[Kristian] Hey.
Where have you been all day?
Feels like everyone
has cleared out.
Swam out to Snakehair,
did some yoga on the mountain.
Chopped a little wood,
got some sun.
Waiting in the woods
for Corban to show up.
He got pulled into that
functionally mobile orgy,
rolling around in that Gareth,
you know?
Yeah, hard not to get
pulled into it.
Okay. You know what?
He is an attractive man,
but he's fixated on it.
And I actually think
it's kind of gross.
You don't find it the
least bit sexy?
In like, the most basic
possible way?
It's like his fetish
is the binary.
Wearing a cloak of
toxic masculinity
and playing into that
does not excite me.
But guys like you do.
Because I'm not macho.
No, because your masculinity
doesn't suffocate every
fucking thing around it.
You walk in your own space.
And so does Kristian.
Oh, hey.
Oh, hey, did Delilah
touch base with you?
She was looking for you earlier.
Yeah, yeah.
No Henley or the Kyles, huh?
- Mm-mm.
- [Sam] No.
I think she's taking the
canoe out to Bald Island.
By herself?
That'll take like an
hour out and back,
even with the lake so calm.
I know. I offered to go with.
Look at that.
James and Matthew
are packing up.
You know, it's the last
fire of the official season.
God, it's gonna be so
sad to see it go.
You know, it's been a
really rough year.
I just...
I just wanna live up here
and disappear.
[bird caws]
You guys are gonna come back
for the fire tonight, right?
It's an English exit
for us this year.
Wait, what?
Seriously?
And I have a client
in the morning.
Well, I don't want to go.
I never want to go.
There you go.
Yeah.
Hey...
You should come and visit.
Stay with us.
Ah, that sounds fun.
But how do I find you?
Take my number.
Ah, no cell.
I know.
Don't.
- Seriously?
- Don't even start.
- Seriously?
- I know, I know.
- No cell phone?
How do you connect with people?
I don't really.
This is my body work studio.
It's the ground floor of
our brownstone.
Hey, come see us.
Take a little trip to New
York and see what happens.
You guys barely know me though.
No, but you're one of us.
You're open.
- Go ahead.
Sex positive.
Uh huh, uh huh.
Gorgeous.
You're welcome anytime.
That's really sweet.
You know, I might just
show up on your doorstep
one of these days, so,
watch out.
Anytime.
Tell everybody we said bye.
- I will.
- Okay?
They'll be asking about you, so.
Well, we'll be back.
- All right.
- Later.
I'll see you sooner
rather than later.
Oh, you will.
Trust me on that.
[Matthew] Stay dry.
Yeah.
Takin' a shower out here.
[engine revs]
[tense music]
Hey, hey.
You there?
Hey, hey!
Come in.
I thought we might
miss each other.
Looks like we're gonna
pack and go tonight.
Aw.
Don't blink.
[heartbeat over tense music]
[distorted mandolin and
distorted flute]
Is anyone there?
[sustained distorted flute]
Chipmunks, fuck.
[thunder rumbles]
[distorted flute continues]
Hey, Dee!
Fuck!
Kristian, you scared me.
You all right?
I was just about to
head back to camp.
No, I am not all right.
Everything is not all right.
What do you mean?
What's up?
I found them on Bald Island.
What happened?
I don't know what I'm gonna
do, I could lose everything.
Jesus.
Look, I don't know what's
been going on, Delilah.
I mean, I can't help
unless you tell me, right?
Help?
Yeah.
What happened?
The Kyles are dead!
And I don't know what
I'm gonna do.
Yeah.
You know, maybe...
I got an idea, maybe
you should call it in.
You know?
- Call it in?
I think the community
would protect you.
- Protect me?
- Yeah, protect you.
Protect me? From a
fucking killer?
There's still a killer here.
Yeah.
- He killed the Kyles.
- Yeah, yeah.
Delilah, just, it's
gonna be okay.
Really? It's gonna be okay?
Yeah. Please, just please.
Well, thanks for saying that.
Yeah, just look at me. Ready?
I'm here for you.
We're gonna breathe together,
okay?
Kristian, please.
Put your hands up.
All right, all right.
Yo, take it easy.
Why are you pointing
the gun at me?
Don't get any closer.
All right, all right.
Look, I haven't seen the
Kyles all day.
I've been with other
people the whole time.
Dee, it's me.
Don't fucking move!
Kristian, please keep
your hands up.
Hey, listen to me!
I just want to help you.
Let me ask you a question.
Why would I still be here
if I had anything to do
with the Kyles, huh?
What about Corban? He's weird.
The gun's not loaded, huh?
[gun clicks]
[distorted flute continues
[Kristian grunts]
[thunder cracks and rumbles]
[thud]
[thud]
Smells like bear carrion.
[exhalation]
[light mandolin notes]
What's up?
Hi. [chuckling]
[Kristian] You're
really into that.
Yeah.
Where is everyone?
Oh, god, I have no idea,
but we did see Delilah
like walking through camp
and not talking to anyone.
It feels like the
party's kind of over.
It's been hard to keep
tabs on everybody.
Yeah.
I get it.
It's been really great
meeting everyone.
And I'm not looking
forward to heading out
on the cold, lonesome road.
Oh my god, that's so bleak.
Bleak, really?
You're reading a book about
dangerous neuropathology.
Hold on a second.
Okay.
That's bleak right there.
Hey!
Stay in your chair.
You're being mean to me!
Sorry, sorry.
Just, I like knowing that,
you know,
darkness is the exception.
It's comforting, it's affirming.
No, I get it, I get it.
Do you mind if I say goodbye,
again?
- Oh, again?
- Pretty please?
Again.
[Sam and Kristian giggling]
Um...
Okay.
Cool.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right, let's go.
You know, I've never been
out here for a Labor Day
that is this quiet.
- Oh.
- Strange.
Expectations are such a doozy.
Hey, Pat?
Patrick.
Oh.
Oh!
There he is.
You guys mind if I join
you for a proper goodbye?
Um...
[light mandolin]
[Kristian] Live free and die.
That's live free "or" die.
What?
You said "Live free and die".
The state motto is "or" die.
Ah.
Well, you've only ever
got two choices, David.
Live free or not, but you
die either way.
That's bleak.
That's the truth.
[David laughs]
Don't you have anybody?
Nothin' to live for?
No, not really.
Just me, myself, and I.
What, are you gonna charge
me for this session?
[David laughs]
Please.
I know you said that
you don't really drink,
No, no, no.
Booze just isn't my thing, man.
I hear you.
It's just such a great
social lubricant.
You need lubricant with me,
David.
[David and Kristian laughing]
Huh?
[David laughs]
Oh, shit.
What's up?
See those bubbles over there?
Yeah.
That's a big snapping turtle.
Take a man's hand clean off.
You got kids?
Uh...
Kids, kids?
That would be a no.
No, I love other
people's kids though.
Yeah, I hear that.
Yeah.
Takes everything you
got just to get through.
Well, your wife seems like
a really good partner.
Yeah, she's um...
She's the best
One of these days we gotta
take one of these vacations
without the kid.
Yeah, you look like you
could use one.
You're telling me.
Not a private moment.
"Dad, Dad, Dad!"
I don't know how you do it,
my god.
Yeah.
These two hands are my regular
date night, that's how.
Hey, you know something?
There's no one around
here, it's just me and you.
Yep, no one but us.
Unzip your pants, David.
What?
You heard me.
[Dave chuckling]
You see, I'm gonna
suck your dick.
And you're gonna cum
in my mouth.
I'm married.
I have a son.
I'm acquainted.
I've seen the way you
look at me, at my ass.
Jesus Christ, David.
You can have it.
What if they find out?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Look.
Hey, trust yourself.
This is just between you and me.
And the only person
that would tell is you.
Am I right?
Look at me.
Trust yourself.
Hey.
Do you mind if I borrow
your boat for like an hour?
I left some stuff all
the way over at the Cove,
and it's just twice as
fast as driving.
Yeah.
Thanks.
[boat hums]
[loon calls]
[chill mandolin chords]
[door squeaks]
[toilet flushes]
[sink runs]
[heartbeat throbs]
I'm driving my van up the coast.
I got another 30 on this stop.
You got any room?
This piggy's gonna blow
your house down.
[popper heartbeat throbbing]
It's unlocked.
Let yourself in, I'll
follow in 5?
[paper towel dispenser whines]
[popper heartbeat crescendos]
[thwack]
I haven't seen one as pretty
as you in a long time.
[heartbeat throbs]
You're gonna call me Spider-Pig,
boy.
Don't be upset.
Don't take it personal.
This is what I do.
[Teddy Bears Picnic orchestral]
[heartbeat thump]