How Is That for a Monday? (2023) Movie Script
We had an appointment...
If you demonstrate...
enough interest,
if you...
employ the right techniques,
you can read a good chunk of
human history in the span of...
sixteen hours,
which otherwise would,
take several months.
Now,
isn't that fascinating, Joseph?
Perhaps, yes.
Perhaps...
But if the journey is more
important than the destination,
if...
the joy of reading is...
more important than the knowledge, then...
what is the point, Joseph?
As we've been speaking,
my net worth has grown by 1.3 billion dollars.
Can you imagine?
But that's not what fascinates me. No.
Three billion, five billion, ten billion...
shit's still in the billions.
No.
Do you wanna know what fascinates me?
Then I'm gonna need your complete attention.
Do I have it?
Yes, you do.
Alright, then.
US Postal, express mail.
What the hell is taking him so long?
Maybe he's in the bathroom.
Just give him a minute.
Why would he be in the bathroom?
I don't know. Jerkin' off.
Jerkin' off at six o'clock in the morning!
Chances are very slim.
I'm just saying, let's give him a minute.
It's been a lot of minutes already.
Quiet!
Registered mail.
Please open the door. I need you to sign.
Yeah. I really don't think he heard that.
Yeah, man. But you can't just keep callin' like that.
You gotta act natural.
But I don't think we should
keep waiting like this either.
Shut! Up!
Go.
Check the kitchen.
Fuck.
He's not here.
He's not here!
He's not here.
Are you sure you've been watchin' the place?
Yeah. I'm sure. I've been doin'
nothin' but watch place the all day.
Except for a brief moment,
when BigG was live on Instagram.
Oh! BigG was live on Instagram?
Yeah! It was baaad man!
Nice.
I love it.
Hey, how about fifty G?
Hmm?
This whole deal,
is worth fifty thousand dollars!
That's ten grand for each of us.
Can we please concentrate on what's important here.
Hey! What are we waiting for?
Fuckin' idiot!
Like it's my fault!
Hey, what in the hell took you
guys so long to get here anyways?
Yeah, we had a pit stop.
Oh, yo!
Look, what I got.
Congratulations.
Someone sold you a fake Rolex.
Yeah, well...
I gave him fake money too.
Hey, guys.
Come check this out.
Hi.
I called you sometime back...
regarding the gold chain?
Yeah.
Uh...
Here it is.
It's twenty four karat.
I think you guys use eighteen something, right?
They say that,
if all the gold Indian housewives
are holding is accounted for,
India will have more gold reserves
than the rest of the world combined
or something like that.
But no politician would dare to
ask the housewives of their gold,
right?
You get eight hundred.
It's worth two thousand dollars!
At least give me a thousand.
Okay.
I'll give this locket too.
But I'm gonna need thousand dollars total.
Okay.
Thanks. I'll take it back in a week or two.
Hey, man. Got a nice piece of gold here,
would you like to buy it?
That's the last thing I wanna do.
I'm only asking, three hundred dollars.
- Just take a look.
- Hey, man. Can you spare five bucks for me?
That's also the last thing I really wanna do right now.
Wait a minute, man.
I'm tryin' to have a conversation here.
You wait a minute. I'm tryin' to have a conversation.
Hey! What's up?
Just driving to work.
You?
Upma
Must be lucky, ah!
You say that for Upma!?
No.
The fact that you get to cook your own breakfast.
Who stopped you?
You lazy bum.
I'm not lazy.
I was up till late last night doing some office work.
So, had to hurry in the morning.
You are just no fun.
How could you work even on Sundays!
Chinnu...
I... I've to tell you something.
But only if you promise you won't get mad.
Yeah...
It's just that...
couple of months back, I made a bad investment.
Not bad as such, but...
it misses a couple of Warren Buffet's rules...
and...
I kinda lost a lot of money.
Uh-huh
The point is...
I've to meet the credit card payment deadline. So..
I pawned my gold chain...
and along with it,
- I had to pawn the locket you gifted me. - When?
But nothing to worry,
I'll get them back in a couple of weeks. But...
First, tell me, when did you pawn it?
Just a few minutes back.
Are you out of your mind?
See,
I told you not to get mad.
I will get them back in a few days, okay?
I don't mind you pawning the locket,
but you had to do it today!
No one in their right mind lets go
of gold on the day of Akshaya Tritiya!
Oh!
You should be buying gold today,
not letting it go! It's bad luck.
Go and get the gold chain back.
I can't right now.
I'll get it back in a few days.
I'm telling you it's bad luck! Why won't you listen to me?
Bad luck aside, if I don't make the payment today,
I'll have to pay a huge late fees.
I'll get you the money, but get that gold back.
And how are you gonna get me a thousand dollars?
Look,
I just arrived at work.
I'll call you back a bit later
and we'll discuss this further, alright?
Make sure you do.
Yeah. Sure.
Dude,
stop browsing and get to work!
Only after you fix those bugs, right?
Done and dusted.
What? When?
Over the weekend.
Come on. Get ready to test.
Uh... Shyam.
I was looking for you.
I was looking for you, too.
Uh... could you come into my office.
Hey, I've a great news for you.
I not only found the root cause of both the bugs,
but also fixed them,
and they're ready for a full regression testing.
How is that for a Monday?
Yeah, man. That's... that's great.
Why don't you go ahead and check-in the code...
Uhm..
I've to let you go man.
You've to let me go?
What does that mean?
Wait.
What does that mean?
Listen, man.
If it was in my hands...
I wouldn't have...
I'm the only full-stack developer here,
I fix every damn bug,
and I'm working my ass off. Even during the weekends.
And you say you've to let me go?
I shouldn't have joined this
shitty company to begin with.
Which department?
Finance. You?
I.T.
It's pretty fucked up for me, man.
I don't know what I'm gonna do!
I think I'll do just fine.
There she is.
Yolanda Westwood?
Hi. I'm Casey Simpson.
I was at Mr. Carter's house.
Uh, you know, for a business proposition of sorts. But
I couldn't find him there.
But my paperwork says I need to talk to you.
So I was just wondering, is there any way
you can tell me where I might find him?
Uh, it's kinda urgent.
Ohh, gosh!
Uhm...
I can't tell you where he is. But...
if you wanna leave a message, I'd be happy to pass it.
Hmm... Uh...
Why don't you just... tell me where he is
and then maybe we can cut the whole processing time.
I wish I could. But I just can't.
Look, lady!
Why don't you just tell me where he is?
I said, I can't!
How you doin' sweetheart?
Let's go inside.
Hmm.
Stop looking at me like that.
Where's Christopher Carter?
Fuck.
Let's get the fucking cat.
My phone.
Take my phone out of my handbag.
Now, we're talking!
"WY"
How you do the "Y"?
Mr. Carter's been missing since this morning.
It's usual for him. He has Dementia.
He often goes missing.
We could easily track him with the tracking app. But...
it's not working right now.
I'm not making this up.
You can check it for yourself.
I'm an effing Governor's Medal winner!
How dare they fire me!
Hello.
Hi. This is Valorie from Charter Bank.
Am I speaking to Shayam?
Shyam.
Yes, speaking.
This is in regards to the minimum payment
due for your credit card number ending in 7510.
Yeah.. yeah. I'm aware of it and I'll
be making the deposit in sometime.
There's no need to keep calling me so many times.
This is the third call today.
We apologize for the inconvenience. But
we do need to remind our
customers of the payment deadlines.
Uh, when did you say you were going to make the payment?
Uh...
in an other hour or so.
Oh, well. We close our books at 2 PM Eastern.
Any payments made later will be
processed in the next business day.
So, I suggest that you make that payment right away.
What? Really?
Yes, sir.
Okay. I'll make the payment before bank closing time.
Alright? Thanks.
Hey.
Got a news for you.
Got the gold chain back yet?
Lost my job.
What? Lost your job?
Yeah.
Just like that?
Yeah, just like that.
Was asked to pack my stuff,
and get out, like in the movie Office Space!
But you even got a performance award just recently!?
It's not about performance,
they had to cut some jobs they said,
market conditions and all, you know.
Oh...
Such a disgrace to my otherwise impeccable resum
Shyam, please listen to me and get that gold back.
Are you telling me that I lost my job 'cause of the gold?
You and your superstitions!
Superstitions?
If not superstition, then what?
Stupidity?
Aren't we supposed to be
promoting scientific temperament,
and not this stupid superstitious crap?
Not everything is so logical Shyam.
Why do you keep saying stupidity?
It's just absurd what you're saying.
If I get the gold back, will they give me my job back?
Tell me!
Don't talk to me with this attitude, Shyam.
Fuck.
Fucking idiots!
Fix this.
Wha..? Fix what?
What's going on, guys?
This.
Fix it.
Oh. You know, I don't know how you guys ended up here.
But you actually have to call tech support,
and they'll open up a support
ticket for you and help you out.
You... you wanna go, try that out?
Did that already.
"The issue is pending resolution
by the Engineering team", they said.
Fix it.
Oh, yeah. But I'm a manager.
Managers don't fix things. They manage things.
Do you know what I mean?
I'm not like... hands-on.
Yeah. Back in McDonald's,
my shift manager manages things too.
But he also knows how to flip patties.
You think we're stupid?
This is I.T., you know.
Things...
things are different here.
Managers here typically don't know how to do things.
But, that's a...
that's a very smart comparison you had.
You guys seems to have some
really nice rapport goin' on there
Does givin' him your resume
seem like the next logical move?
You know, I would've been happy to have one of my guys
check it out for you, fine gentlemen.
But the only guy I know who could fix it fast was...
actually terminated this morning.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
I... I.. I'll give you his address
if you guys wanna spend the time and the
effort to go... meet with him.
Hello, no one
is available to take your call.
Please leave a message after the tone.
Hi. This is Shyam.
I pawned my gold chain and locket this morning
and took money from your place.
Guess what?
It turns out the money you gave me is fake.
Please call me ASAP, so we can fix it.
Alright?
My call back number is
Nine-Four-Nine
Two-Nine-Three
Nine-Seven-Three-Eight.
Once again,
this is a serious matter
about counterfeit currency,
and it's not really cool.
Please call me so we can fix it.
Got it?
Thanks.
You should be buying gold today,
not letting it go. It brings you bad luck.
Hey.
How you doin'?
Uh...
Do you still have that gold thing that you mentioned?
Of course.
You wanna buy it?
- How much did you say it is? - Three hundred bucks.
Can I get it for two hundred?
Alright.
But all sales are final.
Are you sure it's gold?
Of course it is, man.
- Good? Thank you. - Thank you.
Hi, this is Shruthi.
Please leave your message
and I'll get back to you ASAP.
Thank you.
Hey.
I guess you're probably right.
Something sure is strange with this day.
I couldn't get the gold back. But
I got this gold coin.
Please call me back.
Don't be mad.
I'm sorry.
Bye.
You forgot your gym bag.
Thanks, man.
Hey, this is a no smoking area.
How could they let me go, bro!
Yeah. Even I can't able to understand.
You shouldn't use "can't" and
"able to" in the same sentence
It's redundant.
Hey, nice shoes, man.
Yeah. Got them for hiking.
Will return 'em once I'm done.
You can't do that!
If you can afford it, you should keep it.
How could they fire me like that, man?
They retain YOU, a Tester, and
fire ME, a Full-stack developer?
Bloody hell! You and your incessant nagging!
How can they fire me! How can they fire me!
Who do you think you are? Bloody
Steve Jobs? Even he got fired.
It's not even three minutes and
here you're yapping on and on...
can't smoke,
can't browse,
can't return shoes.
Think you know everything?
Why do you have to finish work so fast?
Somebody's gonna die if you don't fix your damn bugs?
You and your damn nagging!
You know what, there's your answer!
Do you think I nag too much?
Yes, I do.
Now get lost.
Hello.
Hello Shayam. This is Valorie, again.
Yeah. Uh...
I wasn't able to make the deposit.
There was some issue and you know...
Oh, that's no problem, sir.
I'm calling to inform you that
between three and four PM Pacific today,
one of our third-party agents
will be visiting your place
Please make sure you are home,
so we can collect some additional documentation.
Wait a minute...
is this a collection agent?
Oh, no, no. Just a third-party agent,
who will gather some additional documentation.
I'm not running away, right?
Why do you need additional documentation?
Also, the reason I didn't make the deposit
it's because of a legal issue.
I can't believe you guys are doing this to me.
I don't want anyone visiting. Alright?
I do apologize for any inconvenience
this maybe causing.
But the visit is already scheduled.
Is there anything else I can help you with?
Yeah!
Cancel the schedule.
I don't want to meet him.
Oh.. I do understand,
and I apologize
for any inconvenience this maybe causing...
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You say...
you apologize and you understand.
But then not doing what I asked for.
Right?
Yeah. I will try my best to see what I can do. But -
How stupid can you guys be?
I clearly told the lady
not to send anyone over to my place.
I'm not obligated to talk to you guys
and I'm not gonna talk to you guys.
No.
What?
Fix this.
You guys are not from the bank?
Fix. This.
I mean...
I don't have any money on me,
But there is a gold coin over there
you guys can take it.
I'm not really supposed to let go of gold today,
but that's fine.
Fix this!
Oh. This.
I can't. I mean...
I know which line of the code is
causing the error. But...
you know to do that
I need to push the updates into an app store,
actually make a new build,
you know I don't have any access...
But...
you know, but..
There's a way...
I mean... one second...
Can I have the twelve digit patient ID?
Give me the phone.
Here.
The person you are looking for is here, right now.
As the person moves, the
app keeps updating its location.
You know, just like the maps.
So much for this.
Finally.
But why?
Fifty thousand divided by four is
twelve thousand five hundred.
Not ten thousand!
You think we're stupid?
That was just an approximation, man.
Let's go.
Uh, well...
you can take the phone.
It works.
I'm not really needed, right?
Let's. Go.
Looks like a salesman.
Talk to him and send him away.
Play games... you saw what could do.
Yes?
Uh... my name is Brandon.
- The Bank alerted us about a - - I
told the bank not to send any agent.
I'm not signing any papers.
Please, go.
Well, I'm legally obligated to get the paper work done.
It's only a few papers.
This should only be a moment of your time.
Give me a minute.
Yeah. Come on in.
So, how is your Monday going so far?
Yeah. It's fine.
Alright. Well...
I just need a signature
here,
then one on the bottom,
then one more...
in the back.
Shouldn't take too long.
Like I said,
nice and easy.
Thank you very much for
allowing me in your home today.
Taylor! Man!
I'm good, man. I'm good.
I'm good.
Would you guys explain to me what's going on?
I guess we have the right to remain silent.
Yeah. You do.
Can you explain to me what's going on?
Uh...
I don't know...
They just came here,
beat me up and asked me to fix an app.
They're looking for a missing person.
-Fix an app? -Yeah.
It's on the phone on that couch.
This, the phone?
Yeah.
Ideally, they should've called the customer care
But, I don't know how and why they came to me.
I fixed the app.
But then...
they killed one of their own persons...
They killed one of their own guys?
Yeah.
The body is in that room.
How does counterfeits play a part in all of this?
Counterfeits?
Look, the real reason why I'm here,
when counterfeit bills enter a banking system
it's their main priority to
alert the law enforcement.
Standard procedure.
When I got to the door,
you looked in distress and
you had a bruise on your face
Not to mention I've seen the...
guy's reflection in the mirror.
Uh, I think they're just here for the app.
I don't think they've anything to
do with the counterfeit currency.
I mean,
I got the bills from the pawnshop this morning.
Can you prove that?
Yeah...
These are OK.
These are OK.
These are not.
I'm gonna take these for evidence.
I want you to get the phone
number on this phone, alright.
Find out who lives there.
I want addresses, names, anything you can find on it.
Copy that.
Also, there should be two more bills.
I spent them.
Where?
I gave to a man on the street.
I bought something from him.
I can go get them back.
Are you familiar with what's going on in the news,
with the recent protests?
Are you not?
I mean... yeah, I know.
Then you know what can happen
on the pretext of a counterfeit bill.
-Yeah. -Listen.
We're gonna finish the paperwork,
and then you track those bills down.
-I'll do it. Yeah. -Alright?
You call me, if you need me.
Sure.
Detective!
I need you to come in here.
Now, where in the hell did he go?
Hey. Uh...
Do you remember the man
who sold me gold coin this morning?
Do you know where he is?
I don't know, man.
See...
Dispatch 11-41 to officer's location.
We've a 10-53.
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
I think I may have some fractures.
Alright. It's gonna be alright.
The ambulance is on the way.
Just hang tight.
In the meantime...
does this ring a bell?
Yeah. It's mine.
We need to find Chris. These bastards are onto him.
Those guys are detained.
For the most part.
Can you tell me who Chris is
and why these guys are after him?
Chris is my patient.
Christopher Carter.
He has dementia.
And he's been missing since this morning.
I can't tell you why these guys are after him.
But I can tell you they wanna find him bad.
We gotta get to him first.
The fucking app's not working.
But I think I know where he is.
He's probably at...
one of the Dean Jon's nearby.
The fast food restaurant?
Yeah.
That's a thing he is doing now. He...
wakes up and...
craves their food and wanders off until he finds...
a restaurant.
Okay.
Well, hang tight.
The ambulance has just arrived.
Hi. Did you spend those
hundred dollar bills I gave you?
You sold me a gold coin in the morning, remember?
I gave you two hundred dollar bills.
Hmm.
Look man, all sales are final.
That's fine but...
but did you spend that money?
Any of it?
No, I didn't.
I wanna eat man.
They won't sell me any food and I'm hungry, man.
Why wouldn't they sell you any food?
Anyway, that's actually good
that you didn't spend that money.
I need it back.
I'm not givin' you any money back, man.
See, those bills I gave you...
are probably counterfeit.
Those can get you into lot of trouble.
I wish I can replace them with the valid ones
but I don't have any money... at the moment,
so you have to take this gold coin
and give me those bills back.
I don't care, man.
I'm not givin' you any money back.
Listen...
Can I have a look at it, please.
The bracelet.
Wait a minute...
are you Christopher Carter?
Yeah. That'd be me.
What's the problem?
There's no problem!
Brandon Mayer speaking.
Hello, sir. This is Shyam.
Hey, Shyam. What's up?
Yeah. I was able to track down the
other two counterfeit bills, as well...
That's great. Can you drop 'em off at the office?
Listen man, I'm
not givin' you any money back.
Uh... I'll try.
Uh... listen to this.
The guy whom I gave those bills to,
is the same one...
the gang members are searching for.
What?
Yeah.
He's the dementia patient they were looking for.
Christopher Carter?
Yeah. Christopher Carter.
Where are you guys? Are you somewhere safe?
Yeah. Uh, I think so
I'm near the pawn shop...
I got the bills from.
Right opposite to Dean Jon's.
Perfect. Stay there.
I'll be there in ten minutes.
Keep him with you.
Yeah. Sure.
So, tell me.
Why wouldn't they sell you any food?
It's drive-thru only.
He keeps walking up there.
They tell him to drive up.
Comes back here for a minute,
waits a few minutes. Goes there.
Does it over and over again throughout the whole day.
It's bizarre, man.
Stop laughing.
Alright?
Why don't we go and eat somewhere else?
Nah, man. That's where I wanna eat.
Alright, then.
That's where we go to eat.
Hi.
Hi.
Uh... do you wanna order?
Yeah. I'll take two of your classic hamburgers, please.
Yeah. Two hamburgers...
No. No, wait. Not like that.
Uhm...
I'll take two of your classic hamburgers,
uh... well-done,
with... uh
extra Mesquite sauce
and... Kalamata Olives.
Thank you.
Yeah, same for me, too.
Exact same?
Yeah... and one small drink, please.
Alright. That'll be twelve
dollars and fifty eight cents.
Here it is.
And here is your order.
And I've a question.
Ah, yes, please.
So, this gentleman
my friend right here,
was he coming here the whole day trying to order food
and you are refusing it?
Yes.
And why is that?
Uh, our drive-thru is only
for people in motor vehicles.
Bicycles or walk-ins are not
permitted in our drive-thru
due to the health and safety
policies we have in place.
We apologize for any
inconvenience it may have caused.
Yeah, but
he's coming over and over again,
Did you consider he might be hungry or sick?
I do understand.
We apologize for any inconvenience. But
uh, our drive-thru is only
for people in motor vehicles.
Yeah, but how can you let him keep coming,
and let him go without serving?
If he is coming over and over again
despite you reciting your policies,
then something must be off, right?
Did you even consider that?
I apologize, sir.
Unfortunately our policy does not allow us
to serve customers walking into the drive-thru.
Alright, I give up. Thanks.
Anything else I can help you with, today?
No, no. We're good. Thanks.
I could've been happy if she just said
"Fuckin' asshole, don't you understand what I'm saying?"
Her composure is so intimidating.
How about some human touch, Mr. Carter?
Some empathy, some emotion...
I feel like we're being programmed
more and more to be like robots.
Or...
maybe she's just tryin' to do her job.
And a damn good job it is with these hamburgers
This is so good!
This... is like the coke of hamburgers.
Now, they call it the Classic Hamburger
But back then this is the only thing they made.
Dean Jon's was where I...
ate out first.
My father took me and two of my sisters.
You know, every time I can..
Get a chance to wrap my fingers around
one of these bad boys,
every time I can...
smell it and taste it, it...
takes me right back to those moments.
It's one of the few good memories I've left.
And these guys are down to five restaurants.
And I heard...
those five will be closing soon too.
I dunno what I'm gonna do after that.
Well, you forgot your second one
That's for research.
Tryin' to crack their recipe code real soon.
Is that him?
Yeah. That's him.
How does it feel sitting next to an Olympic champion?
Olympic champion?
Yeah.
And a champion of many other things.
You...
You got to know why those guys are after him?
No damn clue.
Chris has got no family left.
No close friends.
And the reports I found on him is
his dementia is getting worse every year.
He was getting death threats about forty years ago
for standing up for what's right!
But that doesn't tie into all of this.
Hey.
I'm gonna have a warrant soon
to go into the pawnshop.
Have you got those bills yet?
No. He wouldn't give me.
But he has them with him.
Hey, Chris.
I'm Detective Brandon Mayer.
There's no need to be frightened.
I'm here to take you to Yolanda, your caretaker.
Yolanda!
But before I do,
I need to see those bills that
this gentleman gave you this morning.
These are OK.
Here you go.
Let's get you home.
Shyam, I guess that's it.
I appreciate your help.
I'll give you call if necessary.
Yeah. No problem.
When I heard your name this morning...
I didn't put two and two together,
but as soon as I'd seen you
I knew you're The Christopher Carter.
Your legacy brings back a world of memories for me.
Parents used to have your...
poster in the garage.
You know, the famous one of you on the podium.
My dad used to talk about it all the time.
The poster was so iconic,
gave me rush when I've seen it
But at that age,
it really didn't mean much beyond that.
I asked my father one day,
you know, why did he get so excited over that poster?
And he would go on passionately for
an hour!
He worked a graveyard shift
in Kansas at this utility company,
directly across the street
from the track you used to train.
He said you'd show up there at 4 AM,
every morning, sharp.
By then you held the national record
but still
every single morning you were there.
Everyone knew you'd bring back the gold
and you did.
No surprise there.
But you worked your entire life...
for this one moment,
and just like that,
you gave it all up.
My father used to say that
there wasn't a man on the planet
that had more courage or bigger heart than you.
You empowered my father.
He empowered me.
I guess, the universe has a way of...
bringing lives full circle.
Let's get you home.
Hey. Can I come in?
This is Shyam.
You sold me your Olympic medal.
I sold you, what?
You even kept on saying
the sale is final, the sale was final.
Aren't you happy I showed up?
Yeah.
I'm gonna need a taster for this,
the hamburger I made.
No. I mean,
aren't you glad that your,
gold medal isn't gone for just two hundred bucks?
Nah. Not really.
It's not worth much more than that, anyway.
What do you mean?
Not long ago, when,
things were in place here
I put it up for auction.
For charity.
Not once, but twice.
Never did reach my reserve price.
Wow!
Really?
I thought it should be worth quite a lot.
And why would you think so?
Well...
someone recently won a silver medal back home,
the whole nation was excited about it.
And
she was even gifted two BMWs.
Two?
Why two?
Yeah. Like,
one chief minister gave her one,
and the other one felt he can give her one, too.
And she ended up with two of them.
Was that a black athlete?
No.
But a woman.
Hmm. Well, I'm glad things worked out that way.
But they don't work out that way, here.
You heard of Jesse Owens?
Jesse Owens?
He was a fucking legend. How come you don't know that?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Made the Nazis look like a joke.
And later on, after he came back,
you know how he made a living?
Running against horses,
like in a circus.
He didn't get any help.
But he was questioned in reverse.
And you know, what his answer was?
"I've four gold medals"
"but I can't eat my medals."
At least in my case I'm able to eat mine.
Now, how many hamburgers is 200 bucks?
Yeah, but..
It's the pride of your life.
How could I take that?
Damn right, it's the pride of my life. But
we made a transaction.
And if I say it's final, it's final.
-I understand, but -But what?
Why in the world would you do that?
Whatever do you mean by that?
Look,
after all these years and what I've been through,
if I chose to sell my medal
to a random guy for meager two hundred bucks
maybe it means something.
Maybe the universe is trying to tell me
that it is time to move on.
You and I both know that's bullshit.
You know you weren't yourself when you sold it to him.
Does it matter whether I've the medal or not?
The champion is in me, right?
That's not just it.
You say that the medal represents
a moment in history
that's more important and bigger than yourself
As you've already said,
I'm losing my memory, right?
But if I lose my principles too...
that's not who I am.
No, you are not.
Just the most stubborn son of a bitch.
That's who you are.
So, gentlemen, we've a closed deal?
Yes
Yes.
Great.
It's been a pleasure doing business with you.
Hello.
Joseph,
why am I seeing Chris Carter's
medal up for auction on eBay?
Wait, what?
Look, I don't got the time to take a piss
let alone make this phone call.
So, if you're not competent enough to handle this,
you tell me now.
No, no, no. My men are onto it. Uhm,
it's top priority.
Let me just check and see what's going on.
Not your men, Joseph.
I want you to handle this.
And if two million is not enough,
then you ask for more.
But I want that medal
in my hand by tomorrow morning.
Absolutely. I... I'll see you with the medal.
Fucker's not answering.
"If you think it's expensive
to hire a professional,
wait...
"till you hire an amateur" - Red Adair
- Lily - Yes, Mr. Armani.
Can you open eBay on my tab
and get to me please.
You got it.
- With... with my keyboard, please. - Yep.
Shayam?
Shayam G?
Yeah...
Shyam.
I'm a collectibles dealer from New York.
You've posted Christopher Carter's
Olympic medal
for bidding on eBay.
Correct?
Yeah.
Is it still available?
If, yes...
one of my esteemed clients
would like to offer
five hundred thousand dollars, in
cash, in exchange for that artifact.
Five hundred thousand dollars!
Yes. In cash.
May I know who your client is?
I'm not at liberty to disclose.
Let's just say, you've heard his name.
He's a rich and famous technocrat.
See,
based on what information I have,
the medal isn't worth that much.
May I know
what's your client's interest in it?
If you don't mind me asking.
Certainly. Indeed that's a good question.
Recent events happening around the nation,
got my client's curiosity
about African-American history.
Him being an avid reader of sorts,
did a thorough study,
and he believed what Mr. Carter did in the Olympics,
was the single most influential sport event
right next to Mohammad Ali...
throwing his medals in the Ohio river.
Being a key part of the
history, he believes that those
medals carry immense energy and vibe
and he seeks to acquire them.
Now, it goes without saying
that he cannot
obtain Ali's medal,
which leaves him with Mr. Carter's.
Immense energy and vibe?
Billionaire's talking, I know...
you and I don't get it.
If we did we ourselves would be billionaires,
I'd suppose.
Did you guys send any other people for this, today?
Earlier?
Someone consulted you?
Today?
Consult me!
I almost got killed today, man!
While your client is looking for his vibe,
me and a few other people nearly got killed.
Oh, crap!
Rest assured.
I'm not of that kind.
If...
you proceed with this opportunity
we can close this transaction right here, right now.
And that's it.
We'll never see each other again,
nor a soul would know about it.
Do I still hold your interest?
Can I see the money?
Yeah.
And we're all set.
In case you've any questions,
here's a customary direct line
setup exclusively for you.
It'll work for the next twelve hours
and then that's it.
Jesus Christ!
Why and how the fuck are you here?
It didn't work out.
I called your office. They told me you were in town.
So you decided to grace me with your presence?
Which part of 'no-direct-contact',
is difficult to understand?
No wonder,
you dimwits can't carry out a job
as simple as stealing
from a demented man.
I need my twelve thousand five hundred.
For what?
Costing me in excess of half a million dollars?
Or...
causing embarrassment,
with my client?
Tell me,
one
good reason.
Just consider it worker's comp.
I need it.
Worker's comp?
Jesus!
How about a... 401k plan?
Get out of my sight,
before I decide to put a hole in your head.
Why don't you give it shot?
Wait...
Just wai...
I'm an effing Governor's Medal winner!
How can I take someone else's money!
That's a lot of money!
I know who this belongs to.
You wanna take this for evidence.
Chris gave me the medal.
So, technically, I own it.
I put it on eBay for sale,
and this guy shows up,
offers me the money,
and takes the medal.
But I felt really bad for selling it,
and I couldn't even keep the money.
That's the reason I called him,
to revert the transaction.
See, you tell me,
why else would I call him?
You wanna return the money,
but he's dead.
I'm gonna need to confiscate it.
Shyam...
If you never made that phone call,
and I never showed up,
what would you do with this?
U.S. Postal, express mail.
Hey Chris,
Yeah.
How would you like knowing the...
recipe for Dean Jon's classic hamburger?
I'd love that.
Why do you ask?
'Cause.. you may actually have gotten it.
Ohh... get the hell outta here.
Well, I've a letter here.
"Dear Mr. Carter,
as a token of gratitude
for your love and support of our burgers,
we would like to share with you the recipe...
of our iconic classic hamburger,
along with a gold membership card
that entitles you to free hamburgers for life.
Your generous donation has helped us get going
in these difficult times,
and this is the least we could do in return.
"Please visit us soon."
Generous donation!?
Well, I donate a dollar every time
I buy a hamburger at their place.
No donation is small, Chris.
You think so?
Yeah.
If it's done with a kind heart,
it's the intentions that matter.
Yeah, I just met the agent and signed the papers
Went for a long term plan.
Things are little bit tight, right now.
You know...
Yeah, that's alright.
Well, thanks for your cooperation.
Is there anything else I can help you with?
Uh...
Hey, uh...
listen,
you know, I'm...
I'm really sorry for
venting out my frustration in our previous calls
You're just doing your job.
Really.
That's no problem.
Is there anything else I can help you with?
No, that's it.
Have a good day.
You too.
Yeah. Thank you. Bye.
Bye, now.
Hey! - Hey.
What's up?
Upma.
Again?
What's up with you?
On my way to a job interview.
Entry level QA Analyst.
Tester, you mean?
Yeah.
Isn't that gonna be bad on your resum
Fuck resum!
Jesse Owens.
Ever heard the name?
Uh... I don't think so.
Such legend he was,
how could you not know his name?
In a single Olympics,
he won four gold medals.
That too against the Nazis.
But...
you know what he had to do to make a living?
Run against horses, like in a circus.
Compared to someone like that...
If you demonstrate...
enough interest,
if you...
employ the right techniques,
you can read a good chunk of
human history in the span of...
sixteen hours,
which otherwise would,
take several months.
Now,
isn't that fascinating, Joseph?
Perhaps, yes.
Perhaps...
But if the journey is more
important than the destination,
if...
the joy of reading is...
more important than the knowledge, then...
what is the point, Joseph?
As we've been speaking,
my net worth has grown by 1.3 billion dollars.
Can you imagine?
But that's not what fascinates me. No.
Three billion, five billion, ten billion...
shit's still in the billions.
No.
Do you wanna know what fascinates me?
Then I'm gonna need your complete attention.
Do I have it?
Yes, you do.
Alright, then.
US Postal, express mail.
What the hell is taking him so long?
Maybe he's in the bathroom.
Just give him a minute.
Why would he be in the bathroom?
I don't know. Jerkin' off.
Jerkin' off at six o'clock in the morning!
Chances are very slim.
I'm just saying, let's give him a minute.
It's been a lot of minutes already.
Quiet!
Registered mail.
Please open the door. I need you to sign.
Yeah. I really don't think he heard that.
Yeah, man. But you can't just keep callin' like that.
You gotta act natural.
But I don't think we should
keep waiting like this either.
Shut! Up!
Go.
Check the kitchen.
Fuck.
He's not here.
He's not here!
He's not here.
Are you sure you've been watchin' the place?
Yeah. I'm sure. I've been doin'
nothin' but watch place the all day.
Except for a brief moment,
when BigG was live on Instagram.
Oh! BigG was live on Instagram?
Yeah! It was baaad man!
Nice.
I love it.
Hey, how about fifty G?
Hmm?
This whole deal,
is worth fifty thousand dollars!
That's ten grand for each of us.
Can we please concentrate on what's important here.
Hey! What are we waiting for?
Fuckin' idiot!
Like it's my fault!
Hey, what in the hell took you
guys so long to get here anyways?
Yeah, we had a pit stop.
Oh, yo!
Look, what I got.
Congratulations.
Someone sold you a fake Rolex.
Yeah, well...
I gave him fake money too.
Hey, guys.
Come check this out.
Hi.
I called you sometime back...
regarding the gold chain?
Yeah.
Uh...
Here it is.
It's twenty four karat.
I think you guys use eighteen something, right?
They say that,
if all the gold Indian housewives
are holding is accounted for,
India will have more gold reserves
than the rest of the world combined
or something like that.
But no politician would dare to
ask the housewives of their gold,
right?
You get eight hundred.
It's worth two thousand dollars!
At least give me a thousand.
Okay.
I'll give this locket too.
But I'm gonna need thousand dollars total.
Okay.
Thanks. I'll take it back in a week or two.
Hey, man. Got a nice piece of gold here,
would you like to buy it?
That's the last thing I wanna do.
I'm only asking, three hundred dollars.
- Just take a look.
- Hey, man. Can you spare five bucks for me?
That's also the last thing I really wanna do right now.
Wait a minute, man.
I'm tryin' to have a conversation here.
You wait a minute. I'm tryin' to have a conversation.
Hey! What's up?
Just driving to work.
You?
Upma
Must be lucky, ah!
You say that for Upma!?
No.
The fact that you get to cook your own breakfast.
Who stopped you?
You lazy bum.
I'm not lazy.
I was up till late last night doing some office work.
So, had to hurry in the morning.
You are just no fun.
How could you work even on Sundays!
Chinnu...
I... I've to tell you something.
But only if you promise you won't get mad.
Yeah...
It's just that...
couple of months back, I made a bad investment.
Not bad as such, but...
it misses a couple of Warren Buffet's rules...
and...
I kinda lost a lot of money.
Uh-huh
The point is...
I've to meet the credit card payment deadline. So..
I pawned my gold chain...
and along with it,
- I had to pawn the locket you gifted me. - When?
But nothing to worry,
I'll get them back in a couple of weeks. But...
First, tell me, when did you pawn it?
Just a few minutes back.
Are you out of your mind?
See,
I told you not to get mad.
I will get them back in a few days, okay?
I don't mind you pawning the locket,
but you had to do it today!
No one in their right mind lets go
of gold on the day of Akshaya Tritiya!
Oh!
You should be buying gold today,
not letting it go! It's bad luck.
Go and get the gold chain back.
I can't right now.
I'll get it back in a few days.
I'm telling you it's bad luck! Why won't you listen to me?
Bad luck aside, if I don't make the payment today,
I'll have to pay a huge late fees.
I'll get you the money, but get that gold back.
And how are you gonna get me a thousand dollars?
Look,
I just arrived at work.
I'll call you back a bit later
and we'll discuss this further, alright?
Make sure you do.
Yeah. Sure.
Dude,
stop browsing and get to work!
Only after you fix those bugs, right?
Done and dusted.
What? When?
Over the weekend.
Come on. Get ready to test.
Uh... Shyam.
I was looking for you.
I was looking for you, too.
Uh... could you come into my office.
Hey, I've a great news for you.
I not only found the root cause of both the bugs,
but also fixed them,
and they're ready for a full regression testing.
How is that for a Monday?
Yeah, man. That's... that's great.
Why don't you go ahead and check-in the code...
Uhm..
I've to let you go man.
You've to let me go?
What does that mean?
Wait.
What does that mean?
Listen, man.
If it was in my hands...
I wouldn't have...
I'm the only full-stack developer here,
I fix every damn bug,
and I'm working my ass off. Even during the weekends.
And you say you've to let me go?
I shouldn't have joined this
shitty company to begin with.
Which department?
Finance. You?
I.T.
It's pretty fucked up for me, man.
I don't know what I'm gonna do!
I think I'll do just fine.
There she is.
Yolanda Westwood?
Hi. I'm Casey Simpson.
I was at Mr. Carter's house.
Uh, you know, for a business proposition of sorts. But
I couldn't find him there.
But my paperwork says I need to talk to you.
So I was just wondering, is there any way
you can tell me where I might find him?
Uh, it's kinda urgent.
Ohh, gosh!
Uhm...
I can't tell you where he is. But...
if you wanna leave a message, I'd be happy to pass it.
Hmm... Uh...
Why don't you just... tell me where he is
and then maybe we can cut the whole processing time.
I wish I could. But I just can't.
Look, lady!
Why don't you just tell me where he is?
I said, I can't!
How you doin' sweetheart?
Let's go inside.
Hmm.
Stop looking at me like that.
Where's Christopher Carter?
Fuck.
Let's get the fucking cat.
My phone.
Take my phone out of my handbag.
Now, we're talking!
"WY"
How you do the "Y"?
Mr. Carter's been missing since this morning.
It's usual for him. He has Dementia.
He often goes missing.
We could easily track him with the tracking app. But...
it's not working right now.
I'm not making this up.
You can check it for yourself.
I'm an effing Governor's Medal winner!
How dare they fire me!
Hello.
Hi. This is Valorie from Charter Bank.
Am I speaking to Shayam?
Shyam.
Yes, speaking.
This is in regards to the minimum payment
due for your credit card number ending in 7510.
Yeah.. yeah. I'm aware of it and I'll
be making the deposit in sometime.
There's no need to keep calling me so many times.
This is the third call today.
We apologize for the inconvenience. But
we do need to remind our
customers of the payment deadlines.
Uh, when did you say you were going to make the payment?
Uh...
in an other hour or so.
Oh, well. We close our books at 2 PM Eastern.
Any payments made later will be
processed in the next business day.
So, I suggest that you make that payment right away.
What? Really?
Yes, sir.
Okay. I'll make the payment before bank closing time.
Alright? Thanks.
Hey.
Got a news for you.
Got the gold chain back yet?
Lost my job.
What? Lost your job?
Yeah.
Just like that?
Yeah, just like that.
Was asked to pack my stuff,
and get out, like in the movie Office Space!
But you even got a performance award just recently!?
It's not about performance,
they had to cut some jobs they said,
market conditions and all, you know.
Oh...
Such a disgrace to my otherwise impeccable resum
Shyam, please listen to me and get that gold back.
Are you telling me that I lost my job 'cause of the gold?
You and your superstitions!
Superstitions?
If not superstition, then what?
Stupidity?
Aren't we supposed to be
promoting scientific temperament,
and not this stupid superstitious crap?
Not everything is so logical Shyam.
Why do you keep saying stupidity?
It's just absurd what you're saying.
If I get the gold back, will they give me my job back?
Tell me!
Don't talk to me with this attitude, Shyam.
Fuck.
Fucking idiots!
Fix this.
Wha..? Fix what?
What's going on, guys?
This.
Fix it.
Oh. You know, I don't know how you guys ended up here.
But you actually have to call tech support,
and they'll open up a support
ticket for you and help you out.
You... you wanna go, try that out?
Did that already.
"The issue is pending resolution
by the Engineering team", they said.
Fix it.
Oh, yeah. But I'm a manager.
Managers don't fix things. They manage things.
Do you know what I mean?
I'm not like... hands-on.
Yeah. Back in McDonald's,
my shift manager manages things too.
But he also knows how to flip patties.
You think we're stupid?
This is I.T., you know.
Things...
things are different here.
Managers here typically don't know how to do things.
But, that's a...
that's a very smart comparison you had.
You guys seems to have some
really nice rapport goin' on there
Does givin' him your resume
seem like the next logical move?
You know, I would've been happy to have one of my guys
check it out for you, fine gentlemen.
But the only guy I know who could fix it fast was...
actually terminated this morning.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
I... I.. I'll give you his address
if you guys wanna spend the time and the
effort to go... meet with him.
Hello, no one
is available to take your call.
Please leave a message after the tone.
Hi. This is Shyam.
I pawned my gold chain and locket this morning
and took money from your place.
Guess what?
It turns out the money you gave me is fake.
Please call me ASAP, so we can fix it.
Alright?
My call back number is
Nine-Four-Nine
Two-Nine-Three
Nine-Seven-Three-Eight.
Once again,
this is a serious matter
about counterfeit currency,
and it's not really cool.
Please call me so we can fix it.
Got it?
Thanks.
You should be buying gold today,
not letting it go. It brings you bad luck.
Hey.
How you doin'?
Uh...
Do you still have that gold thing that you mentioned?
Of course.
You wanna buy it?
- How much did you say it is? - Three hundred bucks.
Can I get it for two hundred?
Alright.
But all sales are final.
Are you sure it's gold?
Of course it is, man.
- Good? Thank you. - Thank you.
Hi, this is Shruthi.
Please leave your message
and I'll get back to you ASAP.
Thank you.
Hey.
I guess you're probably right.
Something sure is strange with this day.
I couldn't get the gold back. But
I got this gold coin.
Please call me back.
Don't be mad.
I'm sorry.
Bye.
You forgot your gym bag.
Thanks, man.
Hey, this is a no smoking area.
How could they let me go, bro!
Yeah. Even I can't able to understand.
You shouldn't use "can't" and
"able to" in the same sentence
It's redundant.
Hey, nice shoes, man.
Yeah. Got them for hiking.
Will return 'em once I'm done.
You can't do that!
If you can afford it, you should keep it.
How could they fire me like that, man?
They retain YOU, a Tester, and
fire ME, a Full-stack developer?
Bloody hell! You and your incessant nagging!
How can they fire me! How can they fire me!
Who do you think you are? Bloody
Steve Jobs? Even he got fired.
It's not even three minutes and
here you're yapping on and on...
can't smoke,
can't browse,
can't return shoes.
Think you know everything?
Why do you have to finish work so fast?
Somebody's gonna die if you don't fix your damn bugs?
You and your damn nagging!
You know what, there's your answer!
Do you think I nag too much?
Yes, I do.
Now get lost.
Hello.
Hello Shayam. This is Valorie, again.
Yeah. Uh...
I wasn't able to make the deposit.
There was some issue and you know...
Oh, that's no problem, sir.
I'm calling to inform you that
between three and four PM Pacific today,
one of our third-party agents
will be visiting your place
Please make sure you are home,
so we can collect some additional documentation.
Wait a minute...
is this a collection agent?
Oh, no, no. Just a third-party agent,
who will gather some additional documentation.
I'm not running away, right?
Why do you need additional documentation?
Also, the reason I didn't make the deposit
it's because of a legal issue.
I can't believe you guys are doing this to me.
I don't want anyone visiting. Alright?
I do apologize for any inconvenience
this maybe causing.
But the visit is already scheduled.
Is there anything else I can help you with?
Yeah!
Cancel the schedule.
I don't want to meet him.
Oh.. I do understand,
and I apologize
for any inconvenience this maybe causing...
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You say...
you apologize and you understand.
But then not doing what I asked for.
Right?
Yeah. I will try my best to see what I can do. But -
How stupid can you guys be?
I clearly told the lady
not to send anyone over to my place.
I'm not obligated to talk to you guys
and I'm not gonna talk to you guys.
No.
What?
Fix this.
You guys are not from the bank?
Fix. This.
I mean...
I don't have any money on me,
But there is a gold coin over there
you guys can take it.
I'm not really supposed to let go of gold today,
but that's fine.
Fix this!
Oh. This.
I can't. I mean...
I know which line of the code is
causing the error. But...
you know to do that
I need to push the updates into an app store,
actually make a new build,
you know I don't have any access...
But...
you know, but..
There's a way...
I mean... one second...
Can I have the twelve digit patient ID?
Give me the phone.
Here.
The person you are looking for is here, right now.
As the person moves, the
app keeps updating its location.
You know, just like the maps.
So much for this.
Finally.
But why?
Fifty thousand divided by four is
twelve thousand five hundred.
Not ten thousand!
You think we're stupid?
That was just an approximation, man.
Let's go.
Uh, well...
you can take the phone.
It works.
I'm not really needed, right?
Let's. Go.
Looks like a salesman.
Talk to him and send him away.
Play games... you saw what could do.
Yes?
Uh... my name is Brandon.
- The Bank alerted us about a - - I
told the bank not to send any agent.
I'm not signing any papers.
Please, go.
Well, I'm legally obligated to get the paper work done.
It's only a few papers.
This should only be a moment of your time.
Give me a minute.
Yeah. Come on in.
So, how is your Monday going so far?
Yeah. It's fine.
Alright. Well...
I just need a signature
here,
then one on the bottom,
then one more...
in the back.
Shouldn't take too long.
Like I said,
nice and easy.
Thank you very much for
allowing me in your home today.
Taylor! Man!
I'm good, man. I'm good.
I'm good.
Would you guys explain to me what's going on?
I guess we have the right to remain silent.
Yeah. You do.
Can you explain to me what's going on?
Uh...
I don't know...
They just came here,
beat me up and asked me to fix an app.
They're looking for a missing person.
-Fix an app? -Yeah.
It's on the phone on that couch.
This, the phone?
Yeah.
Ideally, they should've called the customer care
But, I don't know how and why they came to me.
I fixed the app.
But then...
they killed one of their own persons...
They killed one of their own guys?
Yeah.
The body is in that room.
How does counterfeits play a part in all of this?
Counterfeits?
Look, the real reason why I'm here,
when counterfeit bills enter a banking system
it's their main priority to
alert the law enforcement.
Standard procedure.
When I got to the door,
you looked in distress and
you had a bruise on your face
Not to mention I've seen the...
guy's reflection in the mirror.
Uh, I think they're just here for the app.
I don't think they've anything to
do with the counterfeit currency.
I mean,
I got the bills from the pawnshop this morning.
Can you prove that?
Yeah...
These are OK.
These are OK.
These are not.
I'm gonna take these for evidence.
I want you to get the phone
number on this phone, alright.
Find out who lives there.
I want addresses, names, anything you can find on it.
Copy that.
Also, there should be two more bills.
I spent them.
Where?
I gave to a man on the street.
I bought something from him.
I can go get them back.
Are you familiar with what's going on in the news,
with the recent protests?
Are you not?
I mean... yeah, I know.
Then you know what can happen
on the pretext of a counterfeit bill.
-Yeah. -Listen.
We're gonna finish the paperwork,
and then you track those bills down.
-I'll do it. Yeah. -Alright?
You call me, if you need me.
Sure.
Detective!
I need you to come in here.
Now, where in the hell did he go?
Hey. Uh...
Do you remember the man
who sold me gold coin this morning?
Do you know where he is?
I don't know, man.
See...
Dispatch 11-41 to officer's location.
We've a 10-53.
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
I think I may have some fractures.
Alright. It's gonna be alright.
The ambulance is on the way.
Just hang tight.
In the meantime...
does this ring a bell?
Yeah. It's mine.
We need to find Chris. These bastards are onto him.
Those guys are detained.
For the most part.
Can you tell me who Chris is
and why these guys are after him?
Chris is my patient.
Christopher Carter.
He has dementia.
And he's been missing since this morning.
I can't tell you why these guys are after him.
But I can tell you they wanna find him bad.
We gotta get to him first.
The fucking app's not working.
But I think I know where he is.
He's probably at...
one of the Dean Jon's nearby.
The fast food restaurant?
Yeah.
That's a thing he is doing now. He...
wakes up and...
craves their food and wanders off until he finds...
a restaurant.
Okay.
Well, hang tight.
The ambulance has just arrived.
Hi. Did you spend those
hundred dollar bills I gave you?
You sold me a gold coin in the morning, remember?
I gave you two hundred dollar bills.
Hmm.
Look man, all sales are final.
That's fine but...
but did you spend that money?
Any of it?
No, I didn't.
I wanna eat man.
They won't sell me any food and I'm hungry, man.
Why wouldn't they sell you any food?
Anyway, that's actually good
that you didn't spend that money.
I need it back.
I'm not givin' you any money back, man.
See, those bills I gave you...
are probably counterfeit.
Those can get you into lot of trouble.
I wish I can replace them with the valid ones
but I don't have any money... at the moment,
so you have to take this gold coin
and give me those bills back.
I don't care, man.
I'm not givin' you any money back.
Listen...
Can I have a look at it, please.
The bracelet.
Wait a minute...
are you Christopher Carter?
Yeah. That'd be me.
What's the problem?
There's no problem!
Brandon Mayer speaking.
Hello, sir. This is Shyam.
Hey, Shyam. What's up?
Yeah. I was able to track down the
other two counterfeit bills, as well...
That's great. Can you drop 'em off at the office?
Listen man, I'm
not givin' you any money back.
Uh... I'll try.
Uh... listen to this.
The guy whom I gave those bills to,
is the same one...
the gang members are searching for.
What?
Yeah.
He's the dementia patient they were looking for.
Christopher Carter?
Yeah. Christopher Carter.
Where are you guys? Are you somewhere safe?
Yeah. Uh, I think so
I'm near the pawn shop...
I got the bills from.
Right opposite to Dean Jon's.
Perfect. Stay there.
I'll be there in ten minutes.
Keep him with you.
Yeah. Sure.
So, tell me.
Why wouldn't they sell you any food?
It's drive-thru only.
He keeps walking up there.
They tell him to drive up.
Comes back here for a minute,
waits a few minutes. Goes there.
Does it over and over again throughout the whole day.
It's bizarre, man.
Stop laughing.
Alright?
Why don't we go and eat somewhere else?
Nah, man. That's where I wanna eat.
Alright, then.
That's where we go to eat.
Hi.
Hi.
Uh... do you wanna order?
Yeah. I'll take two of your classic hamburgers, please.
Yeah. Two hamburgers...
No. No, wait. Not like that.
Uhm...
I'll take two of your classic hamburgers,
uh... well-done,
with... uh
extra Mesquite sauce
and... Kalamata Olives.
Thank you.
Yeah, same for me, too.
Exact same?
Yeah... and one small drink, please.
Alright. That'll be twelve
dollars and fifty eight cents.
Here it is.
And here is your order.
And I've a question.
Ah, yes, please.
So, this gentleman
my friend right here,
was he coming here the whole day trying to order food
and you are refusing it?
Yes.
And why is that?
Uh, our drive-thru is only
for people in motor vehicles.
Bicycles or walk-ins are not
permitted in our drive-thru
due to the health and safety
policies we have in place.
We apologize for any
inconvenience it may have caused.
Yeah, but
he's coming over and over again,
Did you consider he might be hungry or sick?
I do understand.
We apologize for any inconvenience. But
uh, our drive-thru is only
for people in motor vehicles.
Yeah, but how can you let him keep coming,
and let him go without serving?
If he is coming over and over again
despite you reciting your policies,
then something must be off, right?
Did you even consider that?
I apologize, sir.
Unfortunately our policy does not allow us
to serve customers walking into the drive-thru.
Alright, I give up. Thanks.
Anything else I can help you with, today?
No, no. We're good. Thanks.
I could've been happy if she just said
"Fuckin' asshole, don't you understand what I'm saying?"
Her composure is so intimidating.
How about some human touch, Mr. Carter?
Some empathy, some emotion...
I feel like we're being programmed
more and more to be like robots.
Or...
maybe she's just tryin' to do her job.
And a damn good job it is with these hamburgers
This is so good!
This... is like the coke of hamburgers.
Now, they call it the Classic Hamburger
But back then this is the only thing they made.
Dean Jon's was where I...
ate out first.
My father took me and two of my sisters.
You know, every time I can..
Get a chance to wrap my fingers around
one of these bad boys,
every time I can...
smell it and taste it, it...
takes me right back to those moments.
It's one of the few good memories I've left.
And these guys are down to five restaurants.
And I heard...
those five will be closing soon too.
I dunno what I'm gonna do after that.
Well, you forgot your second one
That's for research.
Tryin' to crack their recipe code real soon.
Is that him?
Yeah. That's him.
How does it feel sitting next to an Olympic champion?
Olympic champion?
Yeah.
And a champion of many other things.
You...
You got to know why those guys are after him?
No damn clue.
Chris has got no family left.
No close friends.
And the reports I found on him is
his dementia is getting worse every year.
He was getting death threats about forty years ago
for standing up for what's right!
But that doesn't tie into all of this.
Hey.
I'm gonna have a warrant soon
to go into the pawnshop.
Have you got those bills yet?
No. He wouldn't give me.
But he has them with him.
Hey, Chris.
I'm Detective Brandon Mayer.
There's no need to be frightened.
I'm here to take you to Yolanda, your caretaker.
Yolanda!
But before I do,
I need to see those bills that
this gentleman gave you this morning.
These are OK.
Here you go.
Let's get you home.
Shyam, I guess that's it.
I appreciate your help.
I'll give you call if necessary.
Yeah. No problem.
When I heard your name this morning...
I didn't put two and two together,
but as soon as I'd seen you
I knew you're The Christopher Carter.
Your legacy brings back a world of memories for me.
Parents used to have your...
poster in the garage.
You know, the famous one of you on the podium.
My dad used to talk about it all the time.
The poster was so iconic,
gave me rush when I've seen it
But at that age,
it really didn't mean much beyond that.
I asked my father one day,
you know, why did he get so excited over that poster?
And he would go on passionately for
an hour!
He worked a graveyard shift
in Kansas at this utility company,
directly across the street
from the track you used to train.
He said you'd show up there at 4 AM,
every morning, sharp.
By then you held the national record
but still
every single morning you were there.
Everyone knew you'd bring back the gold
and you did.
No surprise there.
But you worked your entire life...
for this one moment,
and just like that,
you gave it all up.
My father used to say that
there wasn't a man on the planet
that had more courage or bigger heart than you.
You empowered my father.
He empowered me.
I guess, the universe has a way of...
bringing lives full circle.
Let's get you home.
Hey. Can I come in?
This is Shyam.
You sold me your Olympic medal.
I sold you, what?
You even kept on saying
the sale is final, the sale was final.
Aren't you happy I showed up?
Yeah.
I'm gonna need a taster for this,
the hamburger I made.
No. I mean,
aren't you glad that your,
gold medal isn't gone for just two hundred bucks?
Nah. Not really.
It's not worth much more than that, anyway.
What do you mean?
Not long ago, when,
things were in place here
I put it up for auction.
For charity.
Not once, but twice.
Never did reach my reserve price.
Wow!
Really?
I thought it should be worth quite a lot.
And why would you think so?
Well...
someone recently won a silver medal back home,
the whole nation was excited about it.
And
she was even gifted two BMWs.
Two?
Why two?
Yeah. Like,
one chief minister gave her one,
and the other one felt he can give her one, too.
And she ended up with two of them.
Was that a black athlete?
No.
But a woman.
Hmm. Well, I'm glad things worked out that way.
But they don't work out that way, here.
You heard of Jesse Owens?
Jesse Owens?
He was a fucking legend. How come you don't know that?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Made the Nazis look like a joke.
And later on, after he came back,
you know how he made a living?
Running against horses,
like in a circus.
He didn't get any help.
But he was questioned in reverse.
And you know, what his answer was?
"I've four gold medals"
"but I can't eat my medals."
At least in my case I'm able to eat mine.
Now, how many hamburgers is 200 bucks?
Yeah, but..
It's the pride of your life.
How could I take that?
Damn right, it's the pride of my life. But
we made a transaction.
And if I say it's final, it's final.
-I understand, but -But what?
Why in the world would you do that?
Whatever do you mean by that?
Look,
after all these years and what I've been through,
if I chose to sell my medal
to a random guy for meager two hundred bucks
maybe it means something.
Maybe the universe is trying to tell me
that it is time to move on.
You and I both know that's bullshit.
You know you weren't yourself when you sold it to him.
Does it matter whether I've the medal or not?
The champion is in me, right?
That's not just it.
You say that the medal represents
a moment in history
that's more important and bigger than yourself
As you've already said,
I'm losing my memory, right?
But if I lose my principles too...
that's not who I am.
No, you are not.
Just the most stubborn son of a bitch.
That's who you are.
So, gentlemen, we've a closed deal?
Yes
Yes.
Great.
It's been a pleasure doing business with you.
Hello.
Joseph,
why am I seeing Chris Carter's
medal up for auction on eBay?
Wait, what?
Look, I don't got the time to take a piss
let alone make this phone call.
So, if you're not competent enough to handle this,
you tell me now.
No, no, no. My men are onto it. Uhm,
it's top priority.
Let me just check and see what's going on.
Not your men, Joseph.
I want you to handle this.
And if two million is not enough,
then you ask for more.
But I want that medal
in my hand by tomorrow morning.
Absolutely. I... I'll see you with the medal.
Fucker's not answering.
"If you think it's expensive
to hire a professional,
wait...
"till you hire an amateur" - Red Adair
- Lily - Yes, Mr. Armani.
Can you open eBay on my tab
and get to me please.
You got it.
- With... with my keyboard, please. - Yep.
Shayam?
Shayam G?
Yeah...
Shyam.
I'm a collectibles dealer from New York.
You've posted Christopher Carter's
Olympic medal
for bidding on eBay.
Correct?
Yeah.
Is it still available?
If, yes...
one of my esteemed clients
would like to offer
five hundred thousand dollars, in
cash, in exchange for that artifact.
Five hundred thousand dollars!
Yes. In cash.
May I know who your client is?
I'm not at liberty to disclose.
Let's just say, you've heard his name.
He's a rich and famous technocrat.
See,
based on what information I have,
the medal isn't worth that much.
May I know
what's your client's interest in it?
If you don't mind me asking.
Certainly. Indeed that's a good question.
Recent events happening around the nation,
got my client's curiosity
about African-American history.
Him being an avid reader of sorts,
did a thorough study,
and he believed what Mr. Carter did in the Olympics,
was the single most influential sport event
right next to Mohammad Ali...
throwing his medals in the Ohio river.
Being a key part of the
history, he believes that those
medals carry immense energy and vibe
and he seeks to acquire them.
Now, it goes without saying
that he cannot
obtain Ali's medal,
which leaves him with Mr. Carter's.
Immense energy and vibe?
Billionaire's talking, I know...
you and I don't get it.
If we did we ourselves would be billionaires,
I'd suppose.
Did you guys send any other people for this, today?
Earlier?
Someone consulted you?
Today?
Consult me!
I almost got killed today, man!
While your client is looking for his vibe,
me and a few other people nearly got killed.
Oh, crap!
Rest assured.
I'm not of that kind.
If...
you proceed with this opportunity
we can close this transaction right here, right now.
And that's it.
We'll never see each other again,
nor a soul would know about it.
Do I still hold your interest?
Can I see the money?
Yeah.
And we're all set.
In case you've any questions,
here's a customary direct line
setup exclusively for you.
It'll work for the next twelve hours
and then that's it.
Jesus Christ!
Why and how the fuck are you here?
It didn't work out.
I called your office. They told me you were in town.
So you decided to grace me with your presence?
Which part of 'no-direct-contact',
is difficult to understand?
No wonder,
you dimwits can't carry out a job
as simple as stealing
from a demented man.
I need my twelve thousand five hundred.
For what?
Costing me in excess of half a million dollars?
Or...
causing embarrassment,
with my client?
Tell me,
one
good reason.
Just consider it worker's comp.
I need it.
Worker's comp?
Jesus!
How about a... 401k plan?
Get out of my sight,
before I decide to put a hole in your head.
Why don't you give it shot?
Wait...
Just wai...
I'm an effing Governor's Medal winner!
How can I take someone else's money!
That's a lot of money!
I know who this belongs to.
You wanna take this for evidence.
Chris gave me the medal.
So, technically, I own it.
I put it on eBay for sale,
and this guy shows up,
offers me the money,
and takes the medal.
But I felt really bad for selling it,
and I couldn't even keep the money.
That's the reason I called him,
to revert the transaction.
See, you tell me,
why else would I call him?
You wanna return the money,
but he's dead.
I'm gonna need to confiscate it.
Shyam...
If you never made that phone call,
and I never showed up,
what would you do with this?
U.S. Postal, express mail.
Hey Chris,
Yeah.
How would you like knowing the...
recipe for Dean Jon's classic hamburger?
I'd love that.
Why do you ask?
'Cause.. you may actually have gotten it.
Ohh... get the hell outta here.
Well, I've a letter here.
"Dear Mr. Carter,
as a token of gratitude
for your love and support of our burgers,
we would like to share with you the recipe...
of our iconic classic hamburger,
along with a gold membership card
that entitles you to free hamburgers for life.
Your generous donation has helped us get going
in these difficult times,
and this is the least we could do in return.
"Please visit us soon."
Generous donation!?
Well, I donate a dollar every time
I buy a hamburger at their place.
No donation is small, Chris.
You think so?
Yeah.
If it's done with a kind heart,
it's the intentions that matter.
Yeah, I just met the agent and signed the papers
Went for a long term plan.
Things are little bit tight, right now.
You know...
Yeah, that's alright.
Well, thanks for your cooperation.
Is there anything else I can help you with?
Uh...
Hey, uh...
listen,
you know, I'm...
I'm really sorry for
venting out my frustration in our previous calls
You're just doing your job.
Really.
That's no problem.
Is there anything else I can help you with?
No, that's it.
Have a good day.
You too.
Yeah. Thank you. Bye.
Bye, now.
Hey! - Hey.
What's up?
Upma.
Again?
What's up with you?
On my way to a job interview.
Entry level QA Analyst.
Tester, you mean?
Yeah.
Isn't that gonna be bad on your resum
Fuck resum!
Jesse Owens.
Ever heard the name?
Uh... I don't think so.
Such legend he was,
how could you not know his name?
In a single Olympics,
he won four gold medals.
That too against the Nazis.
But...
you know what he had to do to make a living?
Run against horses, like in a circus.
Compared to someone like that...