Club Friday 16: Hot Love Issue (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

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(This drama is based on
a true story.)
(The plot was adjusted
for entertainment purposes only.)
(We have no intention
to offend any careers,)
(encourage immoral sexual values,)
(or create a pessimistic disposition
of a gender or a group of people.)
(We would like to apologize in
advance for any misunderstandings.)
(Presents)
(Hot Love Issue)
Happy birthday, Night.
Am I the first person
to wish you a happy birthday?
Of course.
You're the first
and probably the only person
who will call me.
You complain about being single,
but you won't find yourself a lover.
No, thanks.
I'm happy being with you, Aunt.
If I were to find a lover,
that person would have to love me
and you.
Stop it.
I don't want to talk about it.
I have to go. Happy birthday again.
Bye.
Bye.
Hey, you.
Make me a drink.
I'm sorry,
but we are closed.
What a shame.
But I'm already here.
Plus, I just got off a plane.
A cold drink would be perfect.
Thailand is so hot.
Fix me a drink, will you?
Please.
Well
What's your name?
Night.
Please make me a drink, Night.
Please.
I
Why are you so slow?
Does this belong to someone?
If not, can I drink it?
Wait.
Hey.
Wow.
That's nice.
You are better
than the bartenders in L.A.
Thank you.
But I'm not all that.
Hey.
Does this drink have a name?
So I know what to order next time.
I'm inventing a new drink.
But you stole the drink
before I could taste it.
So I don't know if it's good enough
to put on the menu.
It's Irene.
What?
That's my name, Irene.
Since I'm the first person
to taste this drink,
you can name the drink after me.
I won't charge you.
Okay, sure.
Hey.
Wow.
Close the bar quickly and
come home to eat your birthday cake.
I
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to
What's the word?
S
Snoop.
Yes.
I didn't mean to look.
Is it your birthday today?
Yes.
Happy birthday, Night.
I don't have a gift for you,
so I'll give you a kiss instead.
Thanks.
You are quite a friendly person.
Are you calling me nosy?
No.
Your Thai suddenly became so fluent.
I meant you are acting like
we've been close friends
for a long time.
We've known each other
for 30 minutes.
It's considered a long time.
Some people start dating by then.
Now that we're here,
can you make me another drink?
Let's celebrate your birthday.
Please.
- Fine.
- Wait.
A peck on the cheek and a kiss on
the hand are your birthday gifts
from me because you're too adorable.
Don't wipe it off.
It's my gift to you.
Okay.
You are clumsy, aren't you?
How cute.
I don't know why I feel this tipsy.
It's probably because I haven't
eaten a meal since I landed.
I only had two drinks.
I see.
Are you sure you can
get home by yourself?
Certainly.
Here's my ride.
I'll help you.
I'll get going then.
Bye.
You smell nice.
- I'm leaving.
- Okay.
Goodnight.
Bye.
Irene.
Listen.
I've decided to tag along with you.
I'll send you home.
Aoy and Chod,
it's funny how we always find love
when we don't want it.
In fact, this love
is not strange at all.
We are just two women
who happened to meet,
click,
and fall in love.
Why do Irene and I
have to face obstacles
and constantly prove ourselves
just because we're women?
Unlike typical relationships
between men and women,
where love alone is enough.
No one interferes like they do
in our relationship.
This world is so unfair,
Aoy and Chod.
Even if the whole world tries to
show open-mindedness and acceptance,
in the end, there are still people
who won't truly accept us.
Especially when this type
of relationship
involves their family members.
Hello.
Where are you now?
I'm waiting for you.
I'm on my way, honey.
I'm not your honey.
We're just casually
sleeping together.
Don't call me that again.
I can be whatever you want me to be
as long as I get
to be close to you, Faye.
Where did you follow Irene to?
You came back so late.
To a bar.
She partied as soon as she landed.
You know what's funny?
The bar owner happens to be
my ex-girlfriend.
Really?
I'm not surprised though.
You've dated a lot of women.
She's bound to run into one of them.
Have you thought
of using your ex-girlfriend?
I guess you ended things
on bad terms.
Come on, it's for
both of our benefits.
Can we stop talking?
There's something else
I'd rather do.
You're impatient
when it comes to this.
Irene.
Where were you last night?
Your flight landed at 11 p.m.
You should have arrived home
before 1 a.m.
You came home at dawn.
Where did you go?
Is this how you greet your daughter,
whom you haven't seen in a while?
Do you ever care about me?
"Are you jet-lagged?
Have you eaten?"
Do you know how to say those words?
You don't care
whether or not
I'm concerned about you.
You only care about money.
If you dragged me back
so we could fight,
I might as well go back to L.A.
It's annoying.
I dragged you back
so you could start working.
Stop being silly and
wasting my money away.
You're old enough to know better.
Aren't you afraid
I'll ruin your company?
You are a smart girl.
You always succeed
once you set your mind
on something.
But you just refuse to do so.
You know why I'm like that,
don't you?
Because you have
your father's filthy blood.
Mom!
Don't talk about him like that.
He's a good man.
Is that so?
Do you call someone who abandoned
his wife and child a good man?
Irene.
Rumor has it you did drugs
when you were abroad.
It's true, isn't it?
Think what you want.
You won't believe anything
I say anyway
because, in your eyes,
I'm a horrible person.
Why didn't Dad take me with him?
Where's my bracelet?
Thank you very much for your help.
You owe me six months' rent
totaling 180,000 baht,
not including this month's rent
of an additional 30,000 baht.
You have until the end of the month.
Otherwise, I'd have
to evict you, Jo.
All right.
We open at 5 p.m.
I see.
But
Are you here to see someone?
I'm here to see Night.
Night.
Hey, Irene.
What brings you here at this hour?
Is everything all right?
I lost the bracelet
my father gave me.
I might have dropped it here.
I still had the bracelet
when I was here
last night.
Can you help me find it?
It's very important to me.
Do you want to try?
- Yes.
- Hold it like this.
That's right.
- Now
- How much do I pour?
Pour.
Half a shot.
That's right. You're doing great.
Next, excuse me.
This one.
Move it up and down.
It should be around here if it fell
while we were making the cocktail.
Ouch.
I'm sorry. Are you hurt?
Let me blow on it.
That's what children do.
But
thanks though.
I'm better now.
Irene.
Is this the one?
Yes, it is! Thank you!
I thought I had lost it.
Can you put it on me?
Sure.
Night.
Hey, Aunt Jo.
I need to buy something.
I'll come back when the bar opens.
This is Irene.
She's
My name is Irene.
I stopped by the bar after
I got back from L.A. last night.
That's how we met.
I lived in L.A. for ten years,
so I don't have any Thai friends.
She's my only Thai friend right now.
Can I come by here often?
Of course.
You just came back from L.A., right?
I'm looking for a foreign boyfriend.
Introduce me to
a handsome and muscular man.
Find me a man.
You got it.
What took you so long
to call me back?
I hired you to be Irene's assistant.
Can I really trust you?
I'm sorry, CJ.
I left my phone in the car.
I just went to get it.
Where was she last night?
A friend?
She doesn't have
any friends in Thailand.
Well.
I don't know.
Find out who this person is
so we can look
into this person's background.
Listen.
Don't forget
that we must protect Irene's
reputation as much as possible.
Yes, CJ.
Faye is actively trying
to climb her way up.
If she hears about Irene's return,
she will definitely try
to sabotage Irene.
She's a devil.
She uses her body to gain benefits.
How dare she compete
against my daughter?
Keep dreaming.
You
Don't worry, CJ.
I'll handle it.
Calm down, Faye.
Does that hag really think a spoiled
brat like Irene can beat me?
Don't stress over it.
Everyone knows that
the higher-ups adore you.
Irene can't beat you.
Don't worry.
- Night.
- Yes.
I flipped the open sign for you.
You are quite agile.
I thought you would be
What?
"Stepping on chicken poop".
Ew, who would step on chick poop?
You lived in L.A. for ten years.
I guess you don't understand
Thai idioms.
In other words,
I'm praising you
for being good on your feet.
I was a server in L.A.
I don't want to brag, but I used to
make hundreds of burgers a day.
That's called bragging.
Good for you.
I'm sleepy.
Are you jet-lagged?
Why don't you go home and sleep?
Can I take a nap here?
Do you want to do that?
All right then.
I'll take you to the roof.
- Amp.
- Yes?
- Are you doing the laundry?
- That's right.
Can you help me with this?
- Sure.
- Thanks.
All right. I'll take you
upstairs. Come with me.
Wow, I didn't know you had
a place like this on your rooftop.
I'd sleep here when I'm drunk
but don't feel like going home.
- Oh?
- Ah, so nice.
Hey.
Why don't you use the pillow?
No, I want to lie here.
I have to get back to work.
Well,
I want to talk
to you about something.
About what?
Please don't call me nosy.
Well,
it's about the rent here.
But don't worry. I'll handle this.
I'll lend you some money.
I won't just give it to you.
- It's okay.
- Don't turn me down.
I want to help.
We're friends, aren't we?
Hm?
Friends who've only known
each other for two days?
It doesn't matter
how long it's been.
If I feel like it,
I'm happy to lend out my money.
Besides, before the place
became your bar,
it used to be my home.
So that's why you want to come here.
That's right.
I miss my home.
It was a home full of warmth.
It was Mom, Dad,
and tons of memories.
I'm thinking of buying the place
from the current owner.
If I succeed,
I'll get my home back
and you won't have to pay rent.
Hang on. How does that have
anything to do with me?
We're friends. We have
to have each other's backs.
- But
- Oh, I need to rest now.
Hey.
Irene?
Night,
so it wasn't a coincidence Irene
came straight here after she landed.
No, it wasn't.
She said she came here
because she missed home
and her dad.
Aunt Jo,
I don't want to accept her money.
We've only known each other
for a few days.
I don't think it's appropriate.
If you're not okay with it,
then make a proper loan agreement.
You can pay her interest as well.
I still feel like I'm taking
advantage of her.
It's 200,000 baht, Aunt Jo.
Her perception of that amount
and ours aren't the same.
She might consider
200,000 chump change.
She'd spend it all
shopping in a second or two.
But for us,
we have to work so hard
and for so long to earn that.
- But
- That's right.
I might be selfish
for wanting her money.
But we're in a bad place right now,
and she's generous
enough to help us.
I don't think it's a bad thing
for us to accept it.
Besides, we're not thinking
of just taking it either.
Consider it carefully.
She might be heartbroken
if we refuse her generosity.
Okay.
The bar has always
been our dream anyway.
I'll try my best to protect it.
That's right.
It's our dream.
Wait. Sit down and talk.
Yes?
I'm going to throw
a homecoming party for you.
And I'm inviting the shareholders
and the board
so we can talk and relax.
It'd be too formal to parade you
through the company.
I'm worried we'll scare the staff.
A party, Mom?
Then can there be like EDM music?
I want a dance floor as well.
Irene.
I'm not coming
if there isn't one. It'll be boring.
How long do you plan
to be a thorn in my side?
Listen. I'm ordering you
to sort yourself out.
Behave nicely
and dye that stupid hair back
to its normal color.
Can you behave like someone
who deserves to be an executive?
And remember this.
I'm going to control
and scrutinize your every step.
I've let you have your freedom
for far too long.
Okay.
I'll do as you say.
What?
But there's a catch.
What?
I'll dye my hair back and behave.
But I have a request
for the day of the party.
What? Hang on.
You want me to make cocktails
at your homecoming party?
That's right.
I want you to make Cocktail Irene
so the guests can try it.
I bet everyone's going to love it.
Besides, it's a way to
promote your bar too.
You'll get lots of customers,
then you'll be able to pay the rent.
Oh?
Are you tired?
Not at all.
I'm not used
to your new look at all.
That hair color
actually suits you well.
Mom told me to dye it back.
So, one Cocktail Irene, please?
Just a moment, ma'am.
So that's Irene's friend?
The bar girl?
That's right.
Irene's been visiting her.
What's she like?
As far as I know, she's a good
person. Her background is clean.
A good person?
Someone of her status
isn't suitable to be friends with
a future executive like my daughter.
All right.
That's it for you for tonight.
I'll introduce you to Irene
on her first day at work.
I don't want her to know that
I've asked you to follow her.
Okay, CJ.
Thank you very much
for joining us tonight.
I organized this party
to welcome Irene,
my daughter, back home.
She'll officially become
an executive soon
I have to go, Irene.
I need to help
Aunt Jo out at the bar.
She might be rather inexperienced.
But I hope
everyone will help
and be supportive of her
I'll ask Aunt Jo to come
and pack up the equipment later.
In any case, please look after me.
Welcome back.
The bar owner happens to be
my ex-girlfriend.
Have you thought
of using your ex-girlfriend?
Night?
Tul?
Is it so humiliating
that we need to break up?
Doesn't our relationship
mean anything to you?
No!
I'm embarrassed.
We should end things, Night.
You can be with whoever you want.
Find someone who can
accept it.
- That's a step too far.
- I don't think so.
Didn't you mean to lie to me anyway?
You hid the truth
from me all this time.
I had to find out myself.
We're over.
Let's end it here.
Tul?
Tul!
Oh? Night?
Night? Where are you going?
Night, I'm sorry.
- Night.
- Night!
Who was that?
No idea.
He was asking for directions.
You're leaving, aren't you?
I'll give you a lift.
It's okay.
I'll manage.
I've already called a ride.
You should head inside.
I can handle this.
There's my ride.
Bye.
Night, wait.
Night?
Night?
Night! Night, wait!
Are you a friend of Irene's?
- Yes, ma'am.
- I'm her mother.
Hello, ma'am.
I let her bring you here tonight
because I wanted to see you
so I could make up my mind.
Do you think someone like you
is suitable to be friends
with a future executive
at one of the country's
top real estate firms?
You don't have to give me
an answer because I'll do it.
And the answer is no.
You can't provide her with anything.
Therefore, sever all contact
with Irene after the party.
I don't want her to be friends
with someone who works at a bar.
Mom.
What are you harassing her about?
What?
I just came to see your friend.
Is there a problem with that?
There isn't. But I don't trust you.
Don't give me that attitude.
Who's the untrustworthy one here?
Night, it's me!
Irene! You startled me.
Why are you smiling?
You're in such good shape.
- I'm naked! Get out!
- Night!
- Stay out for now!
- Wait!
- Come on, Night!
- Irene, no!
- Night!
- Behave!
- Night, please!
- No, Irene! Get out now!
- Get out!
- Night!
Night, open up! Night!
I knew you wouldn't
open the door for me
if I rang the bell.
So I asked for the key
from Aunt Joanne.
How did you know
I wouldn't open the door?
I knew Mom must've said
something to you.
I'm sorry on her behalf.
But don't pay her any attention.
Let her blather all she wants.
Don't take it personally.
How can I not care?
She's your mom.
Why would you care about someone
who thinks of and treats you badly?
Trust me.
You only need to care about me.
I promise I'll make you
the happiest person on Earth.
Please go out with me.
Hey!
Are you crazy? What are you saying?
I know
you had bad experiences
with men in the past.
That's how men are.
They don't understand women like us.
Give it a try and go out with me.
I promise I'll take care
of you in every way.
You'll be
the happiest woman to exist.
Have you thought carefully
about everything you just said?
Yes, I have.
I know what my heart feels,
and I won't waver.
- You should stay away from me.
- But why?
Do you hate me?
Is what my mom said
still bothering you?
No,
I don't hate you.
But we don't have
anything in common.
Being women dating each other.
Most people aren't
accepting of that.
Our families
and status are strikingly
different too.
You'll look bad
if you go out with me.
- Why are you belittling yourself?
- I'm not.
But it's the truth.
There's another truth about me.
You might be able to move on
from me more easily if you know.
What is it?
You probably don't want
to risk looking like a clown
for others to laugh at
if they find out you're dating
someone with a ladyboy father.
A ladyboy father?
Right.
Aunt Joanne
isn't my aunt.
She used to be my biological father.
She's a ladyboy.
Do you feel disgusted
now that you know?
Don't look down
on anyone's love life.
Everyone is capable of "love"
and "hurt" regardless of gender.
I'm just calling to tell you
I'm saying yes.
I have a girlfriend!
The person I'm taking you to meet
is your competitor.
Do anything
in your power to defeat her.
Understand?
Are you a good liar?
Say one thing to the mother
and twist the truth to the daughter.
Manipulate them
into fighting each other.
Work hard.
Can I have some moral support?
What are you doing?
I'm not a lesbian like you.
It's my business and not yours.
Don't be nosy.
- Night!
- Cut!
The towel came off too soon.
Do it again.
- Night!
- Ah!
Oh? What are you smiling about?
What are you smiling about?
Let her look and smile.
Then you say your line.
Look at my hair.
Look at the camera now.
Gosh!
Why did you dodge me?