Capsules (2022) Movie Script
1
[distorted music]
[music continues]
[music fades away]
[sighs]
Hey, what do you think
is the world record
for longest time
without sleeping?
Take an addy.
I just took one.
[sighs] Sucks.
Hey, do you think
I should tell Dev how I feel?
If you want to, yeah.
I just-- I don't want
to make things weird,
like, within the group.
But I feel like if I don't say
anything before break,
then it'll never happen.
Okay, then do it.
-Has she, like,
said anything about me?
-No, no.
-Is that a good thing, or?
-I don't know, man.
I don't know.
-I mean, should I tell her?
Do you think--
-Oh my God, okay.
Right. You, you've got
to just do it. Okay?
Or else, you need to stop
talking about it.
Because more you talk about it,
the more it's gonna
drive me fucking crazy,
and you never gonna do it, so.
[Ryan sighs]
Come on, chill out.
[whispers]
Fucking idiot.
[mysterious electronic music]
[door unlocking]
[Maya]
Oh, hey girl.
Hey.
[Ryan]
Hey Dev, how was work?
Did you see any dead bodies?
Nothing happened. Unremarkable.
[Ryan]
Isn't that a good thing?
Not when I could've
been studying.
[Ryan]
Are we actually gonna
pass this test?
[Dev]
Yes, yes, of course.
You guys know that kid Jasper,
in our class?
Who sits in, like, the last row.
There's a lot of people
in that lecture hall.
Okay, well I had Chem one
with him last semester.
He had this crazy study guide
with all these diagrams,
and patterns, and mnemonics,
like, all the stuff
to memorize compounds.
Sick, right?
-Ryan.
-[Ryan] Huh?
Study guide.
Oh, yeah, yeah, Jasper.
Um, he's probably got one
for this test.
Why'd he wanna help us?
I think he'll take a trade.
For what?
-[Dev] No, no.
-[Maya] No.
-No.
-[Maya] Not the ganja!
[Dev]
Definitely not.
[Maya chuckles]
No.
[intriguing music]
[Ryan]
Jasper!
Jasper!
Oh, what's up, Ryan?
Where are you going? Uh...
How are your finals going?
Hanging in there.
Are you going to the library?
No, I don't really, um,
study around people anymore.
Oh, okay.
You're torching up gas
in your room, aren't you?
Yeah, I'm totally
torching up gas in my room.
Yeah. My friends Dev and Maya
got an ounce of this
crazy Californian strain.
I think you'll love it.
That sounds cool.
Yeah, um...
You just gotta hear the story.
You wanna hear the story?
You want my study guide?
I really, really
want your study guide, yeah.
But, but, but, listen to me,
I have an idea.
You come back with us,
we'll smoke you out,
order some tacos,
we'll study a little bit.
It'll just be the four of us.
It'll be super chill.
Um...
...okay.
-Cool? Let's do it.
-Yeah. Yeah, sure.
-Alright.
-Hey, I'm not paying you guys
for the tacos, so.
Yeah.
Yeah, dude, the last time
I smoked this shit,
I was, like, fucking--
literally, I was fucking eating
baked potato skins,
watched an entire season
of Victorious,
and my mom called me.
Wait, there's not gonna be
baked potato skins
outta this thing, right?
-No, no. Don't worry.
Yeah, no, you're good.
-I'm lactose intolerant.
I mean, I don't even really
like 'em that much.
Yeah, so last time
I smoked this shit,
I ended up on my fucking roof
with my pants off.
And like, nobody told me
how even I got there.
-Oh, shit.
-[eerie music]
-Hey.
-Oh, shit.
You okay?
You alright? Let's get you up.
Hey, do you live around here?
Can I get you home?
You're welcome.
What's this?
What are they?
[Jasper]
How'd I know?
They look custom.
There's no label on them.
I have no idea.
So, if we just, uh,
took these with us,
he wouldn't fall over and die?
Not unless he's running
a pharmacy out of his house.
Well, let's, um,
hold on to them.
I can just give it to him.
He's right there.
But he's so far away.
[music fades away]
Holy shit. This is tight, dude.
Jasper, you fucking legend.
-What did I say about this guy?
-[Maya chuckles]
Not bad.
Can I interest you
in one of these?
-What is that?
-[Dev] Diet meth.
I'm sorry, what?
It's what's gonna get us all
an "A" on this test.
Diet meth is just like
the scientific way to say it.
[Jasper]
No, I'm honestly, uh,
done studying today.
Okay.
Do you have any substance,
like, anything that you're--
[Jasper]
I think I'll stick with coffee.
You guys can, uh,
enjoy the meth.
[Dev]
How many of those
have you had today?
I think this is my--
this is like three, three.
[Maya]
One of these
is worth three of those.
Try a half.
I think I'm done studying
at this point.
[Maya]
Then why are you
dosing le caf?
I shit, like,
emotionally stressed
before test now I think.
[Maya]
I wish I could say the same.
Ryan mentioned something
about weed.
[gasps] The outer-space kush?
[Jasper]
I really hope that's not
what you guys call it.
-That's what I call it.
-[Jasper] Why?
Because-- Okay.
I found these master extractors
in Northern California
who genetically modified strains
that could be grown in cold
and dark environments.
Like, outer space.
So, yeah. It's like the best
I've ever had.
How did you get it?
Dev found out how to talk
to these dudes online.
I just got at using bitcoin.
-Oh, cool. How much?
-Eight hundred.
-Bitcoin?
-US dollars.
Oh, you said bitcoin.
Do you need me to explain
to you how the blockchain works?
Nope. Well, let me know
if you have any questions
about the study guides.
I know the Venn diagrams get
a little tricky. I made them.
Thanks, you got it.
Wait, what are you gonna do?
May go for a walk,
may go for a stroll.
Um, we could do those,
let me know
when the tacos get here.
That'd be very nice, thank you.
[muted voice]
[Maya]
He took the kush.
[all chuckle]
[Ryan]
What a fucking great guy.
He's awesome.
[snorting]
[Dev]
Where'd Jasper go?
[Ryan]
I don't think he ever smokes
with other people.
In fact, I don't think
I've ever seen him smoke.
He's like, Schrdinger's cat...
...or something.
[Maya chuckles]
Dev, I think he's in your room.
[Dev]
Why would he be in my room?
[Ryan]
'Cause he's like,
Schrdinger's cat.
[soft tense music]
[Maya]
You okay, Jasper? [echoing]
[Maya]
Jasper... [echoing]
[chuckles]
...are you okay? [echoing]
[Maya chuckles]
Jasper. Are you okay? [echoing]
Yeah.
I just need to lie down.
What are you doing in my bed?
[echoing]
[Jasper]
I didn't know this is your bed.
And in your outdoor pants.
[echoing]
Are you sure you alright?
[echoing]
Just feeling...
...empty.
Oh. [chuckles]
It's probably just the pot.
[echoing]
It's not the pot.
Okay, um... [echoing]
well, we got so much studying
done after your study guide.
It's taco time. [echoing]
Let's get you out of my room.
[echoing]
Hey, feel like a human again?
[electronic music]
I do, yeah.
The tacos are good, thank you.
Um, but I've come
to the conclusion that
your guys' weed just sucked.
Hopefully you can
get that Bitcoin back.
[Dev]
I don't think
our weed is the problem.
[Ryan]
Are you good bro?
I thought you smoked
all the time.
He wasn't ready
for the extraterrestrial realm.
[Jasper]
No, I wasn't that. I'm just used
to, like, a cleaner high.
That was not a clean high.
Fine, we just won't give you
any more then. Problem solved.
Oh my God, Ricky! What the fuck?
Ugh. Sorry guys. Hold on.
Hi, Ricky, comma.
We need more shit over here,
please, period.
We will pay upfront
this time even. Comma.
Uh, extended release please,
thank you.
Oh my God. Fucking Ricky
ghosting me now.
Where the fuck is he?
Oh, God. He doesn't even know
where he is.
Okay, well, that's awesome.
Because now we're out of addy,
and we have Ricky
fallen off the face
of the fucking planet as usual.
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.
I'm not about to let
fucking Ricky ruin my night.
[Maya]
Yeah, Ryan, that's smart.
Let's just,
let's just be done studying.
[Jasper]
Oh no, I don't drink.
Christ. Oh, this one's for you.
[clears throat]
Whoa!
Aah!
[exhales]
[Ryan]
I said I saw you coming
out of the bathroom, dude.
-I know it was you.
-[laughter]
[Dev]
No.
No.
Hey, Jaspie, are you, um,
are you gonna study with us
again tomorrow?
-[chuckles]
-No, I'm honestly,
I think I'm done studying.
-[chuckles]
-[Dev] I-- if you wanted to,
we could again tomorrow.
I got a few wrong.
I'm actually kind of tired,
so I might just duck out now.
-But, thank you for the food,
though. Appreciate it.
-[Ryan] Right.
Yeah, I got a couple wrong too.
[Maya]
Yeah, yeah,
I got a couple of right.
[laughter]
[Jasper]
Uh, yeah, I'm, I'm honored,
but, uh, I'm getting
pretty sleepy,
so I'll probably duck out now.
-But, thank you.
-Or we could have
a little slumber party.
[Maya]
Ryan, what the fuck is that?
Where did you get this?
You know the old guy?
The eyes and the face.
You wanna take that?
[Maya]
Oh yeah, yes.
I know that guy, the zombie.
-Yeah, you know.
-The one who is always
walking around the town.
Hm-hmm. Yeah.
Found him fucking face down
on the concrete.
And these pills were
right next to him.
You took his shit?
[Ryan]
I mean,
what do you think they are?
Mm, I don't know.
I mean, these are,
like, homemade.
Only one way to find out.
Mm, no, you have no idea
what's in them.
That's so dangerous.
Or really, really fun.
[Dev]
Mm, no.
I mean, you guys have seen
the old guy, right?
He's like, fucking bonker
out of his mind.
He's probably been doing
this shit since the '60s.
Yeah and Ryan--
They knew how to do drugs
back in the '60s.
That you could just, mm,
take a pretty little charm off
of a stranger's tongue
and then you'd just melt
into a bed of daisies.
Those were the days.
-Hmm.
-No, no, people do this
all the time.
They just go into
the medicine cabinet, and then
take whatever they want,
and they call us
and they're dead
before we even get there.
[Jasper]
Yeah, but you work
as an EMT, you're biased.
-Yeah, but that's--
-But...
...if this old frail man
is taking this
and he's still chugging along,
our supple 20-year-old bodies
will be just fine.
[Maya]
Only you were this convincing
when you're sober.
[sighs]
Stupid.
[exhales] Who's next?
-Me.
-[Dev] Come on.
-[Dev] Seriously?
-Thank you. Ah.
That's my water.
Ooh!
I did it. [chuckles]
Remember the time at the lake?
I had known you
for about a week.
Everybody says
never to trip with strangers
but we didn't listen.
This is how we get closer.
[Maya]
Oh my God,
can I have fucking another?
This is so fucking boring.
-Dev.
-[Ryan] Yeah.
Yes.
[Ryan]
Okay, thank you.
[Maya]
Yay, Dev. [claps]
I should get my jacket, so.
This black one's
got your name all over it.
You see? Right there, Jasper.
You're curious, Jasper.
You're a curious guy.
That's why you are a scientist.
We both looked
into that old guy's eyes.
We saw something.
He can see shit
that none of us can see.
He knew something.
You fucking take this,
we can see that shit.
Alright, hear me out.
Worst case, it fucking sucks.
We're in it together.
You said yourself
you're done studying.
Even the worst trip
comes to an end.
[sighs]
-[Ryan] Oh!
-[Maya giggles]
-[Ryan] Yeah.
-[Maya laughs] Yes, Jaspie.
[Ryan]
My fucking boy, Jasper.
-Jasper.
-[Maya] Jaspie, Jaspie, Jaspie,
Jaspie, Jaspie, Jaspie, Jaspie.
Jaspie, Jaspie, Jaspie.
[chuckles]
What did I tell you?
This fucking guy, Jasper.
I love saying your name.
Fucking Jasper.
-[Maya chuckles]
-Fuck yeah.
-[Ryan] Hey.
-Hey.
-What are you reading?
-A case study.
What's this one about?
[sighs]
They found this guy, right?
And he had blood in his stool.
So, they thought
it was an intestinal infection.
But then they went in
with a camera,
and they found that
there was this parasite.
And it was eating its way
through his organs.
And then right before
it got to his liver,
they caught it.
How'd they catch it?
They pulled it out
through his rectum.
-Ooh. Fuck. [chuckles]
-I know.
Did it, like,
make his rectum bigger?
Did it, like, widen the hole?
-No. No.
-No? Lucky guy.
-Yeah, yes.
-Yeah. [chuckles]
Um, actually, I wanna talk
to you about something.
Yeah, what's up?
Um, I think it'll be cool
if we, uh, actually hang out
more one-on-one.
Like, you and me.
I think after a break, um,
we should go out,
like, get dinner.
And then, like, go see
one of the amazing bands
that are in town.
Like, I just think...
...that could be a lot of fun.
Um...
Yeah, I don't know.
I just think we could have,
like, a really fun night and--
[tense music]
[Maya]
Dude, fuck those fucking pills.
Fucking stupid.
You are not using gloves?
No.
Hypochlorite is bad
for your skin.
Not if you wash your hands
soon enough after.
[Jasper]
Just offering a deduction.
Well, thanks for the deduction,
Jasper. [clears throat]
[Maya]
Shut up, geeks.
Hey, Jasper,
do you want some cereal?
[coughing]
-Hey, you okay?
-Yeah, I'm fine.
Here, try this.
What is this?
It really helps with,
like, a chronic sore throat.
I don't wanna take another pill.
When I was little, I was
diagnosed with what they called
a medically skinny throat.
I took this pill
and I swear to God, it fixed it.
-A medi--
A medically skinny throat?
-Medically skinny throat.
Like I--
Nothing can go down at all.
Except for this pill,
and then...
-For how long?
-...I promise.
For years.
-What the... [chuckles]
-Cheers.
[chuckling]
Ryan. [laughs]
Ryan.
This is boring. [laughs]
-[Jasper coughing]
-[Maya munching]
[calm music]
Have you ever tripped before?
No.
Well, what do you do for fun?
I like to go hiking.
Oh, really? Where?
Down by the foothills.
Oh, my God.
I love the foothills.
[coughs]
I, like, love nature.
I love it so much.
You don't really talk
that much, do you?
[coughs]
That's okay.
Are you feeling
what I'm feeling right now?
-'Cause I like, I feel like...
-[slurping]
...all the colors in this room
are just like...
...so saturated.
I can hear my milk.
[Maya softly]
Yeah.
That weird old man meds
got us, like...
...blegh.
[laughs]
I guess it's not just
another boner pill.
Wait a sec.
You're not having a boner,
are you?
[coughs]
There's also like, like cough.
We keep, we keep coughing.
Yeah, yeah, for real.
Also, my thoughts are
just like, bouncing, like,
back and forth, like,
like, have you ever
thought about
how just in an instance,
you could ruin your entire life?
Like, I could just kick a baby
into the street, and then
my whole life would be over.
Do you ever think about that?
No.
Yes.
Yes or no?
Okay, that makes me feel better.
[chanting]
[soft tense music]
[chanting continues]
How is everybody feeling?
Are you the shaman now?
Duh. Of course, I've done
the most psychedelics here.
Um, no, I have.
I had to swaddle you
like a baby when you were
on shrooms.
Chillout Ryan. Oh, my God.
I didn't expect to see
an army of trolls.
You better walked
by a daycare center.
[laughter]
[chanting continues]
[coughing]
[sighs]
Every line in my hand
leads to something.
[softly]
Wow. Where does this one lead?
That one goes to space.
To an uninhabitable planet.
We'd be the first ones,
and we have to repopulate it.
[laughter]
What about this one?
That one feels really good.
[mimics space sounds]
[whispering]
I have an idea
for an experiment.
[chuckles]
[Jasper chants]
[coughs]
[soft tense music]
[heavy breathing]
[choking]
[Dev]
Ryan! Ryan!
What's happening?
What's happening?
-[choking]
-Ryan.
[tense music]
Ryan? Ryan! Ryan!
[choking]
[Dev gasping]
Are you guys okay in there?
[Dev]
It's fine, it's Ryan.
Ryan. Ryan!
Ryan!
[sobs]
[Maya]
Dev-- Holy shit.
He had a compromise...
[unintelligible]
I don't know.
[tense music]
-[Maya grunts softly]
-[Dev] What are you doing?
-I'm giving him another pill.
-No. You're gonna kill him!
Have you ever tried
turning it off and on again?
[Maya]
Hurry.
I don't know. How do I get
this down? How do I--
-[Dev] Like this, like this,
like this.
-[Maya] Okay, okay.
Dev, He's not,
he's not breathing.
[Dev]
Ryan! Ryan! Ryan! Ryan!
[Ryan grunts weakly]
He's still, he's still--
[Ryan coughs]
[heavy breathing]
[coughing]
I was gone.
[Dev]
What happened?
What did it feel like?
Like sleep paralysis.
I couldn't wake myself up.
[Maya]
It's like that shroom trip?
No.
It's way scarier.
It's gonna happen to all of us.
Who's next?
Me?
[Jasper]
You took it right after him.
We have to keep taking them.
[Jasper]
No, I'm not taking
another one.
We have to.
Or else we're all gonna...
[gasping]
[Dev]
Maya?
We took them at 6:40.
Comes down every seven hours.
[coughs]
You know that pill bottle
isn't bottomless.
We should call the police,
a doctor, an adult.
No, they'll think
we're taking drugs,
they'll jail us,
we'll go into the comedown phase
in there and then we're dead.
-What are we going to do?
-We're gonna keep taking
the pills to stay alive.
We'll take the same color
so we avoid mixing effects.
Wait a second.
Why don't we just try to find
the old man?
What? No.
We could go to lab
and actually examine them.
But the old man will be able
to show us where they came from.
-But he's not gonna be up
right now.
-How do you know?
'Cause it's two
in the fucking morning.
Okay, well, how are we gonna get
into the lab anyways?
-I do research for Miller.
-So?
So, he gave me the keys.
[trippy music]
[soft tense music]
Are you sure we can be in here?
Oh, yeah.
I don't think anyone else
is gonna come in here.
Are you sure
Jasper has clearance?
I mean he has keys, so.
What if they're not his keys?
Dude, you realize
that we're in here
because of you, right?
[suspenseful electronic music]
[sighs]
[grunts]
Where is Ryan?
What?
Ryan.
Oh, um, if he's, uh,
shitting his pants, scared...
...check the bathroom.
Because...
[trippy music]
[trippy music continues]
[door creaks]
[opens zipper]
-[Maya] Dev!
-[Dev] Oh, hey.
-[Maya] Have you seen Ryan?
-[Dev] Um, no.
I think he went to the bathroom,
like, a while ago. Not sure.
[Maya sighs]
I really don't wanna
go in there.
[Dev smacks lips]
Yeah, I know.
[Maya]
Okay. [coughs]
Okay, I'll do it.
-[Dev] Yep.
-[Maya] I'll do it.
[Dev]
Good.
[chocking]
Ryan!
What the hell are you doing?
Getting the shit out of my body.
Oh my God. Are you okay?
This is so fucked up tonight.
With Dev.
Wait, what?
You saw what was building.
I ruined everything.
I'm gonna die
with so many regrets.
Dude, you're not even old enough
to have regrets.
[retching]
Ryan, this is serious
fucking shit we are in here.
Okay?
Dev's just doing
what she has to do.
I'm not like you, Maya.
I'm losing my shit.
I brought us into this.
I'm sorry.
[retching]
It's just not your fault, Ryan.
[Ryan panting]
Come on.
Stop.
Stop.
[sighs]
Hey, you guys find the cure?
Nope, everything is fucked.
[Maya]
Jaspie?
Jasp, what did you find?
Nothing.
What if it's just
a more complex compound?
[Jasper]
I tested for that.
What about atomic absorption?
You tried that?
[Jasper]
No, forget elements.
There's a molecule in here
I've never seen in my life.
[Dev]
What do you mean?
Each one of the capsules
has a same common molecule.
I've tested it
over and over again.
It's an enigma. I'm not even--
You've never seen
the molecule before?
I'm not even sure
if this comes from planet.
[soft tense music]
We've got to find the old man.
Alright then,
rise and shine campers.
Sun's up soon.
You know what that means.
If you guys give me the weekend
I could stay here.
Maybe I can make some progress
[Dev]
No, we're going
for the old man.
Okay, you guys go.
I can stay here
and look into this
No.
Let's go.
[ominous music]
[music continues]
[Maya]
I've banged on his door
for 20 fucking minutes,
like any reasonable person
would.
And he's ignoring me.
[Dev]
What are we gonna do?
[Maya]
We're breaking in.
[Dev]
How?
[chuckles]
[low mysterious music]
[quietly]
Oh, fuck.
[in normal voice]
He's got a tough lock.
[sighs]
[suspenseful music]
Shit.
He saw me.
Don't worry.
I got this. Hold tight,
Hurry.
[quietly]
Yeah.
-[Dev] Hurry, come on.
-[Maya quietly] Damn it. Shit.
[door unlocks]
-[Ryan] Are you sure he's here?
-[indistinct]
[Maya]
Yes, of course,
I'm fucking sure he's here.
I mean,
that is why I picked the lock.
[Ryan]
Well, maybe
he went off the back.
[indistinct chatter]
[Ryan]
Alright. Yeah, good idea.
[indistinct chatter]
[footsteps approaching]
[Maya]
What are you doing?
-No, no, stop it,
-Aah!
Stop it. Stop!
[both grunting]
[Maya]
Stop it!
Shit's on the water.
There's nothing in here.
There's nothing in here.
[Dev]
Sit him down.
[Maya]
...there's nothing.
[Dev]
Where are the rest?
Where are they?
-[Maya] What did you do,
you fucking-- Stop.
-[Jasper] Um, there's an...
-[Maya] What did you do?
-...there's an element in here
-I can't identify. I can't--
-[Maya] They're dissolved.
It's not on the periodic table.
Just, can you write it?
Please.
Please.
[Maya]
They're dissolved.
[Dev]
How do we stop taking these?
What's the solution?
How do we stop?
[suspenseful music]
[Muted dialog]
[Maya panting]
[thud]
What did you do??
Holy shit.
You killed him.
[Jasper]
We should've stayed at the lab.
Jasper, can you please
stop talking right now?
We should've stayed at the lab.
[Maya]
Jasper, just shut up.
I should've stayed back, I told
you guys I should stay back.
[Maya]
Jasper,
can you please not right now?
-Why would you hit him?
-I don't know. I don't know
why I did it. I'm sorry.
Let's just get him
out of here. Okay?
Let's take his car.
[trippy music]
[Maya]
Guys, come on.
[sighs]
I didn't find any pills.
Just found this.
What is this?
Looks like wingdings.
Yeah, it's, it's like
a system he created.
I'm, I'm gonna figure it out.
I've got it. I've got it.
[ominous music]
[Maya]
Everything good?
[Dev]
Yeah, just tired.
[Maya]
Okay, I can make coffee then.
[Dev]
Thanks.
You know you did what you had
to do back there, right?
[Maya]
Thank you.
Guys, what are we gonna do
about the body?
[Maya]
Hey, doesn't this look
like that factory
that's in town?
Guys, what are we gonna do
about the old man?
[Maya]
Jasper, shut the fuck up.
[grunts softly]
What are you gonna do to him?
I want to see
the pill's effects on the body,
once they've been in there
and had time.
If I can learn more
about the pill's effects on him,
then maybe
I can treat our symptoms.
And it's the only option
at this point, so.
What do you mean exactly?
We're going to perform
a dissection.
What? What? No.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
His body will show us
exactly what we need to know.
You're saying we kill him?
No, no,
it would be better
if he were alive.
That way, I can see
how his blood vessels dilate.
How his lungs are moving.
No, that's insane,
that's cruel, that's inhumane.
You can't cut someone open
without their consent.
He can't even give consent.
You saw him back at the house.
He can't talk,
-he can't even write.
-[Jasper] So is that our logic?
Is that our logic?
He knew we were coming,
he flushed the pills down.
He clearly,
there's someone in there.
I'm not going to kill him.
I know there's someone in there.
[Ryan]
Dude, he was
trying to kill us.
[Jasper]
How?
[Ryan]
By flushing the pills.
[Jasper]
Yeah, or he was
trying to save us.
[Ryan]
He doesn't give a fuck about us.
[Dev]
Stop.
It doesn't matter now.
[knock on door]
[Maya coughing]
[panting]
-[Ryan] Maya, Maya.
Take a breath, okay?
-[gasping]
[knocking on door]
[Ryan]
Whatever's going on in there,
it isn't really happening.
We answer this door,
we're chill.
Got it?
Whoever it is.
Okay.
[knocking continues]
Ricky, what the fuck?
Hey, yo. My bad, guys.
My car crashed in the creek
and I had to walk back.
-[Ryan] Are you
fucking serious?
-[panting]
Oh, come on!
But I have your addy.
[Maya]
Okay, I don't give a fuck
about the addy.
Ricky, get the fuck out.
That's what she said.
Wait, wait, wait, wait
Do you have any oxys?
Okay, I've got
this terrible headache.
Geez, you guys are demanding.
Holy shit.
-Okay, okay, okay.
-Okay, hurry!
Oh, my God.
[Maya]
But, I have a really--
It's a migraine.
Alright. Hold up.
Hurry.
Is that hydros?
Yeah, hydros. How do you know?
[Maya]
Thank you.
[Ryan]
Ricky, Ricky,
get the fuck out of here, go.
-Get the fuck out, go.
-Are you guys okay?
I need you to get
really fucking far away.
So, uh, cash or credit?
Tips are appreciated!
But I'm also looking
into a crypto option.
-Bye.
-[Ricky] Hey, yo,
what's, what's Maya's deal?
-Who was it?
-Ricky, idiot.
Had any oxys?
Yeah, he had hydros.
Nice.
-Okay.
-[man groans softly]
Just like this.
[mumbling]
[choking]
[exhales sharply]
It starts in the lungs.
[steady heart beats]
[heavy breathing]
[fast paced heart beats]
[Dev]
There is an excessive fluid
in his lungs.
It's restricting his oxygen.
[man gasping]
-[Ryan] Oh, shit.
-[Maya] What?
-[Ryan] It's the comedown.
-[Maya] Get him a pill.
[beeping]
-[Dev] I didn't know.
-[Maya] It's not your fault.
-[Dev] I didn't...
-[Maya] You literally
didn't know.
Hey, guys!
It's almost time for next dose.
[Maya]
Uh, okay, ju--
Uh, just leave them by the door.
Is Dev okay?
[Maya]
Dude, not now.
Alright.
[sighs]
[Ryan]
Hey, man.
Hey.
Going to the lab?
No.
Hey, you got
like a melatonin or something?
I can't sleep.
No, I do not.
Alright, thanks.
[sighs]
[sighs]
Ryan!
How are you feeling, Ryan?
[Ryan]
Like shit.
I can't sleep on these.
Damn.
Where's Jasper?
[Ryan]
He left.
When?
[Ryan]
Like 4:00.
When?
Where'd he go?
[suspenseful music]
Guys.
Jasper left his pills.
What the fuck!
I think I know
where maybe he could be.
Okay, where?
The foothills.
[Dev]
When is the next dose?
[Ryan]
5:40.
[Maya]
Dev, you could just
pull up right here.
[car doors closing]
Jaspie! Ah!
Fucking shit.
Jasper, just fuckin stop it.
It's not funny.
It's not funny.
Are you kidding me?
Can you hear me?
Jasper!
Jasper!
Jasper!
Jaspie!
-Jasper! Jasper!
-[Maya] Jasper!
[Maya]
Jasper!
Jasper!
Jasper!
Jasper!
[panting]
-Jasper! Jasper!
-Jasper!
Jasper!
Jasper!
[Ryan]
Hey,
I missed my dose.
The comedown's delayed.
Delayed?
You had no symptoms?
No.
[panting]
The air.
It's good up here.
There must be something
in the air in town
that reacts poorly
with the pills.
If we get far enough
from the town,
where the parts per million
are lower, then maybe we can...
[Ryan]
Maybe we can what?
[engine roaring]
[soft tense music]
The old man must've compounded
those pills years ago,
before the town was polluted
by the factory.
He's been dealing with
the adverse effects ever since.
[Ryan]
Last dose.
Here we go.
[eerie music]
[Ryan]
Will you guys forgive me
if I die?
It's working.
[music continues]
[ominous music]
[choking]
[panting]
[exhales sharply]
[trippy music]
[music continues]
[quietly]
They're not from this planet.
[Dev]
What?
Jasper was right.
An interstellar rock
found in the desert.
Odd properties, 1968.
Huh.
["Enough To Test"
by Emma Szymanski]
[gulps, exhales]
Holy shit.
Holy shit!
Holy shit! [laughs]
[distorted music]
[music continues]
[music fades away]
[sighs]
Hey, what do you think
is the world record
for longest time
without sleeping?
Take an addy.
I just took one.
[sighs] Sucks.
Hey, do you think
I should tell Dev how I feel?
If you want to, yeah.
I just-- I don't want
to make things weird,
like, within the group.
But I feel like if I don't say
anything before break,
then it'll never happen.
Okay, then do it.
-Has she, like,
said anything about me?
-No, no.
-Is that a good thing, or?
-I don't know, man.
I don't know.
-I mean, should I tell her?
Do you think--
-Oh my God, okay.
Right. You, you've got
to just do it. Okay?
Or else, you need to stop
talking about it.
Because more you talk about it,
the more it's gonna
drive me fucking crazy,
and you never gonna do it, so.
[Ryan sighs]
Come on, chill out.
[whispers]
Fucking idiot.
[mysterious electronic music]
[door unlocking]
[Maya]
Oh, hey girl.
Hey.
[Ryan]
Hey Dev, how was work?
Did you see any dead bodies?
Nothing happened. Unremarkable.
[Ryan]
Isn't that a good thing?
Not when I could've
been studying.
[Ryan]
Are we actually gonna
pass this test?
[Dev]
Yes, yes, of course.
You guys know that kid Jasper,
in our class?
Who sits in, like, the last row.
There's a lot of people
in that lecture hall.
Okay, well I had Chem one
with him last semester.
He had this crazy study guide
with all these diagrams,
and patterns, and mnemonics,
like, all the stuff
to memorize compounds.
Sick, right?
-Ryan.
-[Ryan] Huh?
Study guide.
Oh, yeah, yeah, Jasper.
Um, he's probably got one
for this test.
Why'd he wanna help us?
I think he'll take a trade.
For what?
-[Dev] No, no.
-[Maya] No.
-No.
-[Maya] Not the ganja!
[Dev]
Definitely not.
[Maya chuckles]
No.
[intriguing music]
[Ryan]
Jasper!
Jasper!
Oh, what's up, Ryan?
Where are you going? Uh...
How are your finals going?
Hanging in there.
Are you going to the library?
No, I don't really, um,
study around people anymore.
Oh, okay.
You're torching up gas
in your room, aren't you?
Yeah, I'm totally
torching up gas in my room.
Yeah. My friends Dev and Maya
got an ounce of this
crazy Californian strain.
I think you'll love it.
That sounds cool.
Yeah, um...
You just gotta hear the story.
You wanna hear the story?
You want my study guide?
I really, really
want your study guide, yeah.
But, but, but, listen to me,
I have an idea.
You come back with us,
we'll smoke you out,
order some tacos,
we'll study a little bit.
It'll just be the four of us.
It'll be super chill.
Um...
...okay.
-Cool? Let's do it.
-Yeah. Yeah, sure.
-Alright.
-Hey, I'm not paying you guys
for the tacos, so.
Yeah.
Yeah, dude, the last time
I smoked this shit,
I was, like, fucking--
literally, I was fucking eating
baked potato skins,
watched an entire season
of Victorious,
and my mom called me.
Wait, there's not gonna be
baked potato skins
outta this thing, right?
-No, no. Don't worry.
Yeah, no, you're good.
-I'm lactose intolerant.
I mean, I don't even really
like 'em that much.
Yeah, so last time
I smoked this shit,
I ended up on my fucking roof
with my pants off.
And like, nobody told me
how even I got there.
-Oh, shit.
-[eerie music]
-Hey.
-Oh, shit.
You okay?
You alright? Let's get you up.
Hey, do you live around here?
Can I get you home?
You're welcome.
What's this?
What are they?
[Jasper]
How'd I know?
They look custom.
There's no label on them.
I have no idea.
So, if we just, uh,
took these with us,
he wouldn't fall over and die?
Not unless he's running
a pharmacy out of his house.
Well, let's, um,
hold on to them.
I can just give it to him.
He's right there.
But he's so far away.
[music fades away]
Holy shit. This is tight, dude.
Jasper, you fucking legend.
-What did I say about this guy?
-[Maya chuckles]
Not bad.
Can I interest you
in one of these?
-What is that?
-[Dev] Diet meth.
I'm sorry, what?
It's what's gonna get us all
an "A" on this test.
Diet meth is just like
the scientific way to say it.
[Jasper]
No, I'm honestly, uh,
done studying today.
Okay.
Do you have any substance,
like, anything that you're--
[Jasper]
I think I'll stick with coffee.
You guys can, uh,
enjoy the meth.
[Dev]
How many of those
have you had today?
I think this is my--
this is like three, three.
[Maya]
One of these
is worth three of those.
Try a half.
I think I'm done studying
at this point.
[Maya]
Then why are you
dosing le caf?
I shit, like,
emotionally stressed
before test now I think.
[Maya]
I wish I could say the same.
Ryan mentioned something
about weed.
[gasps] The outer-space kush?
[Jasper]
I really hope that's not
what you guys call it.
-That's what I call it.
-[Jasper] Why?
Because-- Okay.
I found these master extractors
in Northern California
who genetically modified strains
that could be grown in cold
and dark environments.
Like, outer space.
So, yeah. It's like the best
I've ever had.
How did you get it?
Dev found out how to talk
to these dudes online.
I just got at using bitcoin.
-Oh, cool. How much?
-Eight hundred.
-Bitcoin?
-US dollars.
Oh, you said bitcoin.
Do you need me to explain
to you how the blockchain works?
Nope. Well, let me know
if you have any questions
about the study guides.
I know the Venn diagrams get
a little tricky. I made them.
Thanks, you got it.
Wait, what are you gonna do?
May go for a walk,
may go for a stroll.
Um, we could do those,
let me know
when the tacos get here.
That'd be very nice, thank you.
[muted voice]
[Maya]
He took the kush.
[all chuckle]
[Ryan]
What a fucking great guy.
He's awesome.
[snorting]
[Dev]
Where'd Jasper go?
[Ryan]
I don't think he ever smokes
with other people.
In fact, I don't think
I've ever seen him smoke.
He's like, Schrdinger's cat...
...or something.
[Maya chuckles]
Dev, I think he's in your room.
[Dev]
Why would he be in my room?
[Ryan]
'Cause he's like,
Schrdinger's cat.
[soft tense music]
[Maya]
You okay, Jasper? [echoing]
[Maya]
Jasper... [echoing]
[chuckles]
...are you okay? [echoing]
[Maya chuckles]
Jasper. Are you okay? [echoing]
Yeah.
I just need to lie down.
What are you doing in my bed?
[echoing]
[Jasper]
I didn't know this is your bed.
And in your outdoor pants.
[echoing]
Are you sure you alright?
[echoing]
Just feeling...
...empty.
Oh. [chuckles]
It's probably just the pot.
[echoing]
It's not the pot.
Okay, um... [echoing]
well, we got so much studying
done after your study guide.
It's taco time. [echoing]
Let's get you out of my room.
[echoing]
Hey, feel like a human again?
[electronic music]
I do, yeah.
The tacos are good, thank you.
Um, but I've come
to the conclusion that
your guys' weed just sucked.
Hopefully you can
get that Bitcoin back.
[Dev]
I don't think
our weed is the problem.
[Ryan]
Are you good bro?
I thought you smoked
all the time.
He wasn't ready
for the extraterrestrial realm.
[Jasper]
No, I wasn't that. I'm just used
to, like, a cleaner high.
That was not a clean high.
Fine, we just won't give you
any more then. Problem solved.
Oh my God, Ricky! What the fuck?
Ugh. Sorry guys. Hold on.
Hi, Ricky, comma.
We need more shit over here,
please, period.
We will pay upfront
this time even. Comma.
Uh, extended release please,
thank you.
Oh my God. Fucking Ricky
ghosting me now.
Where the fuck is he?
Oh, God. He doesn't even know
where he is.
Okay, well, that's awesome.
Because now we're out of addy,
and we have Ricky
fallen off the face
of the fucking planet as usual.
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.
I'm not about to let
fucking Ricky ruin my night.
[Maya]
Yeah, Ryan, that's smart.
Let's just,
let's just be done studying.
[Jasper]
Oh no, I don't drink.
Christ. Oh, this one's for you.
[clears throat]
Whoa!
Aah!
[exhales]
[Ryan]
I said I saw you coming
out of the bathroom, dude.
-I know it was you.
-[laughter]
[Dev]
No.
No.
Hey, Jaspie, are you, um,
are you gonna study with us
again tomorrow?
-[chuckles]
-No, I'm honestly,
I think I'm done studying.
-[chuckles]
-[Dev] I-- if you wanted to,
we could again tomorrow.
I got a few wrong.
I'm actually kind of tired,
so I might just duck out now.
-But, thank you for the food,
though. Appreciate it.
-[Ryan] Right.
Yeah, I got a couple wrong too.
[Maya]
Yeah, yeah,
I got a couple of right.
[laughter]
[Jasper]
Uh, yeah, I'm, I'm honored,
but, uh, I'm getting
pretty sleepy,
so I'll probably duck out now.
-But, thank you.
-Or we could have
a little slumber party.
[Maya]
Ryan, what the fuck is that?
Where did you get this?
You know the old guy?
The eyes and the face.
You wanna take that?
[Maya]
Oh yeah, yes.
I know that guy, the zombie.
-Yeah, you know.
-The one who is always
walking around the town.
Hm-hmm. Yeah.
Found him fucking face down
on the concrete.
And these pills were
right next to him.
You took his shit?
[Ryan]
I mean,
what do you think they are?
Mm, I don't know.
I mean, these are,
like, homemade.
Only one way to find out.
Mm, no, you have no idea
what's in them.
That's so dangerous.
Or really, really fun.
[Dev]
Mm, no.
I mean, you guys have seen
the old guy, right?
He's like, fucking bonker
out of his mind.
He's probably been doing
this shit since the '60s.
Yeah and Ryan--
They knew how to do drugs
back in the '60s.
That you could just, mm,
take a pretty little charm off
of a stranger's tongue
and then you'd just melt
into a bed of daisies.
Those were the days.
-Hmm.
-No, no, people do this
all the time.
They just go into
the medicine cabinet, and then
take whatever they want,
and they call us
and they're dead
before we even get there.
[Jasper]
Yeah, but you work
as an EMT, you're biased.
-Yeah, but that's--
-But...
...if this old frail man
is taking this
and he's still chugging along,
our supple 20-year-old bodies
will be just fine.
[Maya]
Only you were this convincing
when you're sober.
[sighs]
Stupid.
[exhales] Who's next?
-Me.
-[Dev] Come on.
-[Dev] Seriously?
-Thank you. Ah.
That's my water.
Ooh!
I did it. [chuckles]
Remember the time at the lake?
I had known you
for about a week.
Everybody says
never to trip with strangers
but we didn't listen.
This is how we get closer.
[Maya]
Oh my God,
can I have fucking another?
This is so fucking boring.
-Dev.
-[Ryan] Yeah.
Yes.
[Ryan]
Okay, thank you.
[Maya]
Yay, Dev. [claps]
I should get my jacket, so.
This black one's
got your name all over it.
You see? Right there, Jasper.
You're curious, Jasper.
You're a curious guy.
That's why you are a scientist.
We both looked
into that old guy's eyes.
We saw something.
He can see shit
that none of us can see.
He knew something.
You fucking take this,
we can see that shit.
Alright, hear me out.
Worst case, it fucking sucks.
We're in it together.
You said yourself
you're done studying.
Even the worst trip
comes to an end.
[sighs]
-[Ryan] Oh!
-[Maya giggles]
-[Ryan] Yeah.
-[Maya laughs] Yes, Jaspie.
[Ryan]
My fucking boy, Jasper.
-Jasper.
-[Maya] Jaspie, Jaspie, Jaspie,
Jaspie, Jaspie, Jaspie, Jaspie.
Jaspie, Jaspie, Jaspie.
[chuckles]
What did I tell you?
This fucking guy, Jasper.
I love saying your name.
Fucking Jasper.
-[Maya chuckles]
-Fuck yeah.
-[Ryan] Hey.
-Hey.
-What are you reading?
-A case study.
What's this one about?
[sighs]
They found this guy, right?
And he had blood in his stool.
So, they thought
it was an intestinal infection.
But then they went in
with a camera,
and they found that
there was this parasite.
And it was eating its way
through his organs.
And then right before
it got to his liver,
they caught it.
How'd they catch it?
They pulled it out
through his rectum.
-Ooh. Fuck. [chuckles]
-I know.
Did it, like,
make his rectum bigger?
Did it, like, widen the hole?
-No. No.
-No? Lucky guy.
-Yeah, yes.
-Yeah. [chuckles]
Um, actually, I wanna talk
to you about something.
Yeah, what's up?
Um, I think it'll be cool
if we, uh, actually hang out
more one-on-one.
Like, you and me.
I think after a break, um,
we should go out,
like, get dinner.
And then, like, go see
one of the amazing bands
that are in town.
Like, I just think...
...that could be a lot of fun.
Um...
Yeah, I don't know.
I just think we could have,
like, a really fun night and--
[tense music]
[Maya]
Dude, fuck those fucking pills.
Fucking stupid.
You are not using gloves?
No.
Hypochlorite is bad
for your skin.
Not if you wash your hands
soon enough after.
[Jasper]
Just offering a deduction.
Well, thanks for the deduction,
Jasper. [clears throat]
[Maya]
Shut up, geeks.
Hey, Jasper,
do you want some cereal?
[coughing]
-Hey, you okay?
-Yeah, I'm fine.
Here, try this.
What is this?
It really helps with,
like, a chronic sore throat.
I don't wanna take another pill.
When I was little, I was
diagnosed with what they called
a medically skinny throat.
I took this pill
and I swear to God, it fixed it.
-A medi--
A medically skinny throat?
-Medically skinny throat.
Like I--
Nothing can go down at all.
Except for this pill,
and then...
-For how long?
-...I promise.
For years.
-What the... [chuckles]
-Cheers.
[chuckling]
Ryan. [laughs]
Ryan.
This is boring. [laughs]
-[Jasper coughing]
-[Maya munching]
[calm music]
Have you ever tripped before?
No.
Well, what do you do for fun?
I like to go hiking.
Oh, really? Where?
Down by the foothills.
Oh, my God.
I love the foothills.
[coughs]
I, like, love nature.
I love it so much.
You don't really talk
that much, do you?
[coughs]
That's okay.
Are you feeling
what I'm feeling right now?
-'Cause I like, I feel like...
-[slurping]
...all the colors in this room
are just like...
...so saturated.
I can hear my milk.
[Maya softly]
Yeah.
That weird old man meds
got us, like...
...blegh.
[laughs]
I guess it's not just
another boner pill.
Wait a sec.
You're not having a boner,
are you?
[coughs]
There's also like, like cough.
We keep, we keep coughing.
Yeah, yeah, for real.
Also, my thoughts are
just like, bouncing, like,
back and forth, like,
like, have you ever
thought about
how just in an instance,
you could ruin your entire life?
Like, I could just kick a baby
into the street, and then
my whole life would be over.
Do you ever think about that?
No.
Yes.
Yes or no?
Okay, that makes me feel better.
[chanting]
[soft tense music]
[chanting continues]
How is everybody feeling?
Are you the shaman now?
Duh. Of course, I've done
the most psychedelics here.
Um, no, I have.
I had to swaddle you
like a baby when you were
on shrooms.
Chillout Ryan. Oh, my God.
I didn't expect to see
an army of trolls.
You better walked
by a daycare center.
[laughter]
[chanting continues]
[coughing]
[sighs]
Every line in my hand
leads to something.
[softly]
Wow. Where does this one lead?
That one goes to space.
To an uninhabitable planet.
We'd be the first ones,
and we have to repopulate it.
[laughter]
What about this one?
That one feels really good.
[mimics space sounds]
[whispering]
I have an idea
for an experiment.
[chuckles]
[Jasper chants]
[coughs]
[soft tense music]
[heavy breathing]
[choking]
[Dev]
Ryan! Ryan!
What's happening?
What's happening?
-[choking]
-Ryan.
[tense music]
Ryan? Ryan! Ryan!
[choking]
[Dev gasping]
Are you guys okay in there?
[Dev]
It's fine, it's Ryan.
Ryan. Ryan!
Ryan!
[sobs]
[Maya]
Dev-- Holy shit.
He had a compromise...
[unintelligible]
I don't know.
[tense music]
-[Maya grunts softly]
-[Dev] What are you doing?
-I'm giving him another pill.
-No. You're gonna kill him!
Have you ever tried
turning it off and on again?
[Maya]
Hurry.
I don't know. How do I get
this down? How do I--
-[Dev] Like this, like this,
like this.
-[Maya] Okay, okay.
Dev, He's not,
he's not breathing.
[Dev]
Ryan! Ryan! Ryan! Ryan!
[Ryan grunts weakly]
He's still, he's still--
[Ryan coughs]
[heavy breathing]
[coughing]
I was gone.
[Dev]
What happened?
What did it feel like?
Like sleep paralysis.
I couldn't wake myself up.
[Maya]
It's like that shroom trip?
No.
It's way scarier.
It's gonna happen to all of us.
Who's next?
Me?
[Jasper]
You took it right after him.
We have to keep taking them.
[Jasper]
No, I'm not taking
another one.
We have to.
Or else we're all gonna...
[gasping]
[Dev]
Maya?
We took them at 6:40.
Comes down every seven hours.
[coughs]
You know that pill bottle
isn't bottomless.
We should call the police,
a doctor, an adult.
No, they'll think
we're taking drugs,
they'll jail us,
we'll go into the comedown phase
in there and then we're dead.
-What are we going to do?
-We're gonna keep taking
the pills to stay alive.
We'll take the same color
so we avoid mixing effects.
Wait a second.
Why don't we just try to find
the old man?
What? No.
We could go to lab
and actually examine them.
But the old man will be able
to show us where they came from.
-But he's not gonna be up
right now.
-How do you know?
'Cause it's two
in the fucking morning.
Okay, well, how are we gonna get
into the lab anyways?
-I do research for Miller.
-So?
So, he gave me the keys.
[trippy music]
[soft tense music]
Are you sure we can be in here?
Oh, yeah.
I don't think anyone else
is gonna come in here.
Are you sure
Jasper has clearance?
I mean he has keys, so.
What if they're not his keys?
Dude, you realize
that we're in here
because of you, right?
[suspenseful electronic music]
[sighs]
[grunts]
Where is Ryan?
What?
Ryan.
Oh, um, if he's, uh,
shitting his pants, scared...
...check the bathroom.
Because...
[trippy music]
[trippy music continues]
[door creaks]
[opens zipper]
-[Maya] Dev!
-[Dev] Oh, hey.
-[Maya] Have you seen Ryan?
-[Dev] Um, no.
I think he went to the bathroom,
like, a while ago. Not sure.
[Maya sighs]
I really don't wanna
go in there.
[Dev smacks lips]
Yeah, I know.
[Maya]
Okay. [coughs]
Okay, I'll do it.
-[Dev] Yep.
-[Maya] I'll do it.
[Dev]
Good.
[chocking]
Ryan!
What the hell are you doing?
Getting the shit out of my body.
Oh my God. Are you okay?
This is so fucked up tonight.
With Dev.
Wait, what?
You saw what was building.
I ruined everything.
I'm gonna die
with so many regrets.
Dude, you're not even old enough
to have regrets.
[retching]
Ryan, this is serious
fucking shit we are in here.
Okay?
Dev's just doing
what she has to do.
I'm not like you, Maya.
I'm losing my shit.
I brought us into this.
I'm sorry.
[retching]
It's just not your fault, Ryan.
[Ryan panting]
Come on.
Stop.
Stop.
[sighs]
Hey, you guys find the cure?
Nope, everything is fucked.
[Maya]
Jaspie?
Jasp, what did you find?
Nothing.
What if it's just
a more complex compound?
[Jasper]
I tested for that.
What about atomic absorption?
You tried that?
[Jasper]
No, forget elements.
There's a molecule in here
I've never seen in my life.
[Dev]
What do you mean?
Each one of the capsules
has a same common molecule.
I've tested it
over and over again.
It's an enigma. I'm not even--
You've never seen
the molecule before?
I'm not even sure
if this comes from planet.
[soft tense music]
We've got to find the old man.
Alright then,
rise and shine campers.
Sun's up soon.
You know what that means.
If you guys give me the weekend
I could stay here.
Maybe I can make some progress
[Dev]
No, we're going
for the old man.
Okay, you guys go.
I can stay here
and look into this
No.
Let's go.
[ominous music]
[music continues]
[Maya]
I've banged on his door
for 20 fucking minutes,
like any reasonable person
would.
And he's ignoring me.
[Dev]
What are we gonna do?
[Maya]
We're breaking in.
[Dev]
How?
[chuckles]
[low mysterious music]
[quietly]
Oh, fuck.
[in normal voice]
He's got a tough lock.
[sighs]
[suspenseful music]
Shit.
He saw me.
Don't worry.
I got this. Hold tight,
Hurry.
[quietly]
Yeah.
-[Dev] Hurry, come on.
-[Maya quietly] Damn it. Shit.
[door unlocks]
-[Ryan] Are you sure he's here?
-[indistinct]
[Maya]
Yes, of course,
I'm fucking sure he's here.
I mean,
that is why I picked the lock.
[Ryan]
Well, maybe
he went off the back.
[indistinct chatter]
[Ryan]
Alright. Yeah, good idea.
[indistinct chatter]
[footsteps approaching]
[Maya]
What are you doing?
-No, no, stop it,
-Aah!
Stop it. Stop!
[both grunting]
[Maya]
Stop it!
Shit's on the water.
There's nothing in here.
There's nothing in here.
[Dev]
Sit him down.
[Maya]
...there's nothing.
[Dev]
Where are the rest?
Where are they?
-[Maya] What did you do,
you fucking-- Stop.
-[Jasper] Um, there's an...
-[Maya] What did you do?
-...there's an element in here
-I can't identify. I can't--
-[Maya] They're dissolved.
It's not on the periodic table.
Just, can you write it?
Please.
Please.
[Maya]
They're dissolved.
[Dev]
How do we stop taking these?
What's the solution?
How do we stop?
[suspenseful music]
[Muted dialog]
[Maya panting]
[thud]
What did you do??
Holy shit.
You killed him.
[Jasper]
We should've stayed at the lab.
Jasper, can you please
stop talking right now?
We should've stayed at the lab.
[Maya]
Jasper, just shut up.
I should've stayed back, I told
you guys I should stay back.
[Maya]
Jasper,
can you please not right now?
-Why would you hit him?
-I don't know. I don't know
why I did it. I'm sorry.
Let's just get him
out of here. Okay?
Let's take his car.
[trippy music]
[Maya]
Guys, come on.
[sighs]
I didn't find any pills.
Just found this.
What is this?
Looks like wingdings.
Yeah, it's, it's like
a system he created.
I'm, I'm gonna figure it out.
I've got it. I've got it.
[ominous music]
[Maya]
Everything good?
[Dev]
Yeah, just tired.
[Maya]
Okay, I can make coffee then.
[Dev]
Thanks.
You know you did what you had
to do back there, right?
[Maya]
Thank you.
Guys, what are we gonna do
about the body?
[Maya]
Hey, doesn't this look
like that factory
that's in town?
Guys, what are we gonna do
about the old man?
[Maya]
Jasper, shut the fuck up.
[grunts softly]
What are you gonna do to him?
I want to see
the pill's effects on the body,
once they've been in there
and had time.
If I can learn more
about the pill's effects on him,
then maybe
I can treat our symptoms.
And it's the only option
at this point, so.
What do you mean exactly?
We're going to perform
a dissection.
What? What? No.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
His body will show us
exactly what we need to know.
You're saying we kill him?
No, no,
it would be better
if he were alive.
That way, I can see
how his blood vessels dilate.
How his lungs are moving.
No, that's insane,
that's cruel, that's inhumane.
You can't cut someone open
without their consent.
He can't even give consent.
You saw him back at the house.
He can't talk,
-he can't even write.
-[Jasper] So is that our logic?
Is that our logic?
He knew we were coming,
he flushed the pills down.
He clearly,
there's someone in there.
I'm not going to kill him.
I know there's someone in there.
[Ryan]
Dude, he was
trying to kill us.
[Jasper]
How?
[Ryan]
By flushing the pills.
[Jasper]
Yeah, or he was
trying to save us.
[Ryan]
He doesn't give a fuck about us.
[Dev]
Stop.
It doesn't matter now.
[knock on door]
[Maya coughing]
[panting]
-[Ryan] Maya, Maya.
Take a breath, okay?
-[gasping]
[knocking on door]
[Ryan]
Whatever's going on in there,
it isn't really happening.
We answer this door,
we're chill.
Got it?
Whoever it is.
Okay.
[knocking continues]
Ricky, what the fuck?
Hey, yo. My bad, guys.
My car crashed in the creek
and I had to walk back.
-[Ryan] Are you
fucking serious?
-[panting]
Oh, come on!
But I have your addy.
[Maya]
Okay, I don't give a fuck
about the addy.
Ricky, get the fuck out.
That's what she said.
Wait, wait, wait, wait
Do you have any oxys?
Okay, I've got
this terrible headache.
Geez, you guys are demanding.
Holy shit.
-Okay, okay, okay.
-Okay, hurry!
Oh, my God.
[Maya]
But, I have a really--
It's a migraine.
Alright. Hold up.
Hurry.
Is that hydros?
Yeah, hydros. How do you know?
[Maya]
Thank you.
[Ryan]
Ricky, Ricky,
get the fuck out of here, go.
-Get the fuck out, go.
-Are you guys okay?
I need you to get
really fucking far away.
So, uh, cash or credit?
Tips are appreciated!
But I'm also looking
into a crypto option.
-Bye.
-[Ricky] Hey, yo,
what's, what's Maya's deal?
-Who was it?
-Ricky, idiot.
Had any oxys?
Yeah, he had hydros.
Nice.
-Okay.
-[man groans softly]
Just like this.
[mumbling]
[choking]
[exhales sharply]
It starts in the lungs.
[steady heart beats]
[heavy breathing]
[fast paced heart beats]
[Dev]
There is an excessive fluid
in his lungs.
It's restricting his oxygen.
[man gasping]
-[Ryan] Oh, shit.
-[Maya] What?
-[Ryan] It's the comedown.
-[Maya] Get him a pill.
[beeping]
-[Dev] I didn't know.
-[Maya] It's not your fault.
-[Dev] I didn't...
-[Maya] You literally
didn't know.
Hey, guys!
It's almost time for next dose.
[Maya]
Uh, okay, ju--
Uh, just leave them by the door.
Is Dev okay?
[Maya]
Dude, not now.
Alright.
[sighs]
[Ryan]
Hey, man.
Hey.
Going to the lab?
No.
Hey, you got
like a melatonin or something?
I can't sleep.
No, I do not.
Alright, thanks.
[sighs]
[sighs]
Ryan!
How are you feeling, Ryan?
[Ryan]
Like shit.
I can't sleep on these.
Damn.
Where's Jasper?
[Ryan]
He left.
When?
[Ryan]
Like 4:00.
When?
Where'd he go?
[suspenseful music]
Guys.
Jasper left his pills.
What the fuck!
I think I know
where maybe he could be.
Okay, where?
The foothills.
[Dev]
When is the next dose?
[Ryan]
5:40.
[Maya]
Dev, you could just
pull up right here.
[car doors closing]
Jaspie! Ah!
Fucking shit.
Jasper, just fuckin stop it.
It's not funny.
It's not funny.
Are you kidding me?
Can you hear me?
Jasper!
Jasper!
Jasper!
Jaspie!
-Jasper! Jasper!
-[Maya] Jasper!
[Maya]
Jasper!
Jasper!
Jasper!
Jasper!
[panting]
-Jasper! Jasper!
-Jasper!
Jasper!
Jasper!
[Ryan]
Hey,
I missed my dose.
The comedown's delayed.
Delayed?
You had no symptoms?
No.
[panting]
The air.
It's good up here.
There must be something
in the air in town
that reacts poorly
with the pills.
If we get far enough
from the town,
where the parts per million
are lower, then maybe we can...
[Ryan]
Maybe we can what?
[engine roaring]
[soft tense music]
The old man must've compounded
those pills years ago,
before the town was polluted
by the factory.
He's been dealing with
the adverse effects ever since.
[Ryan]
Last dose.
Here we go.
[eerie music]
[Ryan]
Will you guys forgive me
if I die?
It's working.
[music continues]
[ominous music]
[choking]
[panting]
[exhales sharply]
[trippy music]
[music continues]
[quietly]
They're not from this planet.
[Dev]
What?
Jasper was right.
An interstellar rock
found in the desert.
Odd properties, 1968.
Huh.
["Enough To Test"
by Emma Szymanski]
[gulps, exhales]
Holy shit.
Holy shit!
Holy shit! [laughs]