Based on a True Story (2023) s01e04 Episode Script
The Survivor
1
- If you're a fan of murder
- And true crime podcasts
You've got to be here.
CrimeCon 2023 Las Vegas.
We have got the most
amazing speakers this year.
Nancy Grace. Kelly
Rawson, daughter of BTK.
- And don't miss
- Our podcast,
"Sisters in Crime."
We're gonna be live podcasting
for our exciting new season
- on the Westside Ripper.
- Bundy, Gacy, BTK.
"The Golden Age of Serial Killers."
If it's serial killers you want,
it's serial killers we got.
Ballroom B, 1:00.
20th Century Monsters,
"The Green River Killer,"
now streaming on Splatter.
And snap!
- Yeah.
- You're free.
Get out of that van and run home.
But do you know how to pick
Babe, this place is it's nuts, okay?
Check check the numbers
again. Can you check 'em?
- Just check 'em one more time.
- [SIGHS]
Did they go up? Please
tell me they went up.
[GROANS] Still at 113.
I can't believe I sold
my soul for 113 downloads.
I mean, that's a fuckin' disaster.
Okay, listen, we're not giving up.
That's why we're here, all right?
Thousands of crime freaks just
like me all under one roof?
We're gonna crack this code.
We're gonna figure this shit out.
We're gonna find out what these
bitches know that we don't.
- [GIGGLES]
- But why did we invite Matt?
We had to. We had no choice.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
It's crowded, right?
There's more people here
- than listened to our podcast.
- I know.
Look, this is our meal ticket, okay?
We gotta listen. We gotta take notes.
We're gonna figure out why we're
what are you doing? Why
are you looking at that?
Why does Ruby feel the need
to post her workouts every single day?
Uh, because her body looks like that.
I would do the same. I'd
show the entire world.
I used to do that.
["THE FINAL COUNTDOWN" PLAYING]
[ECHOING] Welcome, true crime fans,
- to CrimeCon Vegas 2023.
- Here we go.
And here they are, the hosts
of the world's hottest
true crime podcast,
"Sisters in Crime."
- Hello! Hello!
- Hello!
- Hello, Vegas!
- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- So who's ready to talk
- BOTH: Murder?
Guys, we are so excited
to have our first live podcast
on the Westside Ripper.
Whoo! Let 'er rip!
- [APPLAUSE]
- Whoo!
So let's get into it.
But first,
please welcome the mother of Chloe Lake,
the last victim of the Westside Ripper,
Melissa Lake.
[SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
Thank you so much for joining us today.
You know, our one goal here is to find
the monster that killed your daughter.
- That's right.
- So
While finding Chloe's
killer won't bring her back,
I do think it will
help bring some closure.
- Hey.
- I sure hope so.
All right. All right. What'd I miss?
Hey, did you see all
the weirdos out there?
- Shh.
- Sorry.
It is, like, a fucking
murder industry, right?
I know. That's what I said. I told you.
Now, Roch, we have
another surprise guest
who's here to talk to us
for the very first time.
The only woman to survive
an attack by the Westside Ripper.
- [APPLAUSE]
- Please welcome Dahlia Stone.
- Wow.
- A survivor?
- Wow, look
- Did you know about this?
Of course I knew about her.
I just didn't think she would be here.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
AUDIENCE: Aww.
Now, Dahlia, it's been
a little over a year
since you escaped the Westside Ripper.
How are you doing?
It's been a it's
been a journey for sure.
- I can only imagine.
- Mm.
You've been open about the PTSD,
the breakdown, the rehab.
Did you have any worries
about putting all that out there?
So brave.
Um
I mean, I have zero shame
about what happened to me.
Um, I mean, the animal who attacked me
should have the shame.
[APPLAUSE]
Let's get into the attack.
- It was brutal.
- Literally, chills.
Yeah, I was I was in the kitchen.
And I saw a reflection in the window
um
of someone coming up behind
me raising a knife in his hand,
and I mean, I just had a split second
before he lowered that knife.
And I looked him in the
eyes and I thought
"Not today." [APPLAUSE]
This is bullshit.
Yeah, which is the title of my new book,
um, "Not Today,"
which I'm signing at 7:30 today.
- This is bullshit.
- Okay. Shh.
- "Not Today."
- How about later?
Do you know what that's from?
"Game of Thrones," season eight.
And can you please tell us
what you did next?
[SIGHS]
I mean, I did the only thing I could.
I mean, I kicked him so
hard in the fucking balls
He squealed like a
little baby and ran off.
[APPLAUSE]
- Yes, queen!
- Whoo!
- Kicked him so hard!
- Yes!
And I'm gonna ask you
what we all wanna know.
Yep.
Did you see his face?
When someone attacks you like that,
you don't forget his face.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
I'd recognize him in an instant.
[AUDIENCE GASPING]
[MOUTHING WORDS]
It's fucking bullshit.
I've never seen her before in my life.
Oh, really, or you just mad
she kicked you in the
balls and then escaped?
Do I look like the kind of person
that leaves mistakes behind?
- No. No.
- Do I?
- BOTH: No.
- She's a nobody riding on my coattails.
Okay, listen, we said
no one else gets hurt.
- Why would I hurt her?
- Keep it down.
Look, she has no idea who I am.
All we need to worry about is our brand.
Our brand?
Mysterious serial killer
who leaves no witnesses,
not serial killer who gets kicked
in his fucking balls and runs away.
We need to expose her,
discredit that fucking book,
or our brand, it's dead.
Okay, but
Like you always did with me before ♪
This is way too much.
I have a knot in my stomach.
I believe every word that she said,
and I think he got sloppy.
[SIGHS] Maybe the
Kubrick of serial killers
isn't as perfect as he thinks.
Yeah, exactly.
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH SIGH]
[SNIFFLES]
- We used to love Vegas.
- I know.
Every time we came, it was like,
sex, buffet, sex, buffet, sex, buffet.
- We had sex everywhere.
- I know.
We had sex, remember,
on that plane ride here.
Back of the limo?
Or the spa at the Luxor?
- Oh.
- We were all oiled up.
- Yeah.
- How about at the bathroom after Penn and Teller?
- That was weird.
- I found a card in my ass.
[CHUCKLES] Those guys are great.
- They are so good.
- Ace of spades.
- Pulled it right out.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- MGM?
- Oh, yeah, on
- BOTH: The roof.
- Yeah.
Oh, it was just, like,
all sparkly and beautiful.
- I loved that.
- It was beautiful.
God, those were really the good days.
[SOFT MUSIC]
- We could do it again.
- What? Us?
No. Come on. We're too married for that.
[LAUGHS]
The High Roller is available.
The what? The Ferris wheel?
Yeah, Michael and Vanessa did it there.
They fucked on the Ferris wheel?
Yeah. So did Brandon and Nicky.
Really?
Oh, we are so doing that.
Well, that deserves a cocktail.
[LAUGHS] Aww.
♪
- I love you.
- I love you too.
- [SIGHS]
- Hey.
- Look at this shit.
- What?
This "survivor,"
she's charging $100 to
sign her fake-ass book.
100 bucks on my name
to raise money for some trauma therapy?
- Ooh. May I?
- Yeah.
You know what? [SIGHS]
She is just a scam artist
taking advantage of the
true crime community.
Yeah, well, unless
she's telling the truth.
Then she does deserve
every penny she's making.
You know what? You're
right. She would, yeah.
- But she didn't get attacked.
- Okay, you know what?
She has a lot of evidence in this book.
- Yeah, and that's exactly
- Police report
What I'd do if I
wanted to fake an attack
and Smollett myself into a fortune.
- [SIGHS]
- Would you do my back?
Absolutely fucking not.
Holy shit.
BOTH: Hi!
Hi, girlfriend!
- Hi.
- Oh, my God.
- Hi.
- Why didn't you tell me
you were here?
- I'm s
- You knew we were coming.
I know. Sorry. I forgot.
Say hi to Carlos. Hi, baby.
- Hey, guys.
- Oh, you brought Carlos.
- Where's Nate?
- Hey, I'm Matt.
- Hi, Matt.
- Oh.
It is so nice to meet you, Matt.
Oh, no. Oh, my God, no, no.
He's our he's a friend of ours.
No, go crazy. You're in Vegas.
Oh, my God, no.
This is actually our friend Matt.
- We're, um
- Oh.
- He's our
- Friend.
Funny enough, he's our plumber.
Really? He's your your plumber?
You got a pizza guy too?
It's really not like that at all.
Think you have the wrong
idea of what's actually
Holy shit, it's the three of you?
- Uh
- Ruby.
- Nathan!
- Hi.
Hi! Oh, my goodness.
Oh, I didn't know you'd be here.
I didn't know you'd be here either.
- So good to see you.
- It's good to see you.
- Um, here, babe.
- All right, thanks.
- Did you, uh
- Oh, is this for me?
- Did you meet Matt?
- Thank you so much.
- Everyone met.
- Oh, yeah.
We're old friends, right?
She thought we were having a three-way.
- I did. I do.
- What? She's pregnant.
- Yeah?
- Really?
That's the reason why we're not?
Otherwise we'd all be fucking?
Did you guys catch the
new "Sisters in Crime"?
- Of course. Yes.
- Oh, my God.
Westside Ripper is totally screwed.
I mean, he let that girl get away.
Like, what an idiot, right?
She is totally gonna get
his ass, I'm telling you.
You know, I wouldn't be so sure.
Uh, uh [CLEARS THROAT]
Ruby, I saw your Insta
story this morning.
- You're lookin' fit.
- You saw my what?
Your Instagram.
Yeah, you're hittin' the gym hard.
You look great.
That's weird. Creeper.
- Um, anyways
- What?
She was saying that she
grabbed him by the balls
- and then he squealed.
- I know.
[SIGHS]
Cannot believe I forgot
she was gonna be here.
And why's she goin' off on me?
I mean, she puts her workouts
on Instagram for one reason,
so the entire world can see
how great she looks, right?
It's totally deliberate.
So I saw it, as intended.
I make one innocent comment,
and now I'm the creeper? Me?
Okay, you don't talk about shit
people post on Instagram.
Everyone knows that.
But that's why she puts it up.
Babe, you don't make your friends
talk about their fake lives.
It's awkward.
You think Simon knows they're here?
[SIGHS] He's probably watching
them fuck on his iPhone.
[WATER RUNNING]
Would you tell me if you
were having an affair?
Of course I would.
Especially if you found
out, I would tell you 100%.
- Nice.
- [GROANS]
Listen, I know I know you're stressed
and you feel like you sold
your soul for this whole thing
and you're freaking out, but guess what.
I'm freaking out too. All right?
Can we please just stick together here
and keep our eyes on the prize?
Really? 'Cause Ruby thinks we're having
a three-way with the Westside Ripper.
Tell me, how's that gonna play out?
[SIGHS]
- Whatever.
- Okay.
Well, I mean, I don't know.
He was our plumber and
now he's our friend.
Is that really so weird?
But you guys travel together,
like, the three of you?
- No. He
- [GIGGLES]
He wanted to come to CrimeCon like us.
- Oh.
- What's wrong with that?
No, it's cool. I mean, go crazy.
Wait, Carlos and I, we do this thing
where my car just broke
down and he works for AAA.
- And, oh, I just I forgot
- Okay.
- My wallet today and
- Stop talking. We're good.
- I'm done with your story now.
- I'll see you at dinner.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
Wait, Ava?
Hey. Ryan.
Hey.
Hey. How are you?
Good. Uh, you're into true crime?
- I had no idea.
- Yes. Big time.
- Yeah.
- You're a Zodiac guy?
Oh, right. Uh, who isn't?
Wow. Do you think it was Gary Poste?
I don't know, my money used to be
on Arthur Leigh Allen,
but lately I have this little soft spot
for Richard Gaikowski.
Gaikowski, yes. No one
talks about him, right?
The cipher, right? For sure it's him.
- It's gotta be him.
- Absolutely.
Yeah. We just solved the Zodiac case.
Richard Gaikowski. What do you know?
We make a very good team.
- Killer team.
- That was very fast.
- That was very fast.
- [LAUGHS]
Hey, you know you know, they're
actually doing a Zodiac display.
- Opens tomorrow.
- Ooh.
Wanna go sneak in?
- Right now?
- Right now.
[EXCITING MUSIC]
Come on. Yeah.
♪
[GASPS]
- Whoa.
- Yeah.
- This is amazing.
- I know, right?
I mean, it's it's
creepy, but it's amazing.
Yeah.
Wow.
And there is our guy.
Oh, yeah.
- Gaikowski, huh?
- Gaikowski, yeah.
Wow, we, uh, have him
right where we want him, don't we?
Uh-huh. We're a killer team, right?
[SIGHS]
Hmm.
You know, you seem like you, uh
you always get your man, don't you?
[CHUCKLES]
- Yeah, I guess I do.
- Yeah.
♪
[MOANING]
♪
[MOANING]
- [SIGHS]
- Oh, you're so wet.
I know, right?
[MOANING]
[EERIE TONES]
- Oh, you're gonna drown.
- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
I'm gonna what?
- [MOANS]
- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- Yeah?
- Hey, you ready?
I'll be out in a second.
Okay, we're gonna be
late, so put a move on.
Yeah, I know. I just
I'm almost finished in here.
Oh, my gosh.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
[DRAMATIC MUSICAL STING]
Hi, guys.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SIGHS]
Hey, Nate, you know what we should do?
We should find a place
to throw in Vegas.
- Tonight?
- Yeah.
No, I can't tonight. I have, uh
I have dinner plans.
Oh, yeah.
Okay, yeah. [CLEARS THROAT]
Sure. Another time.
Yeah, another time.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
- Going down, right?
- Mm-hmm.
♪
[ELEVATOR DINGING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSICAL STING]
♪
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
Hey, I just wanted to say
I'm really looking forward
to reading your book.
Oh, thank you. Yeah, wow.
Thank you.
[GASPS]
No point selling my
soul for nothing, right?
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
♪
Thank you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Oh, thank you so much.
Thank you, Hi, what's your name?
Thank you so much.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Boy or girl?
- Sorry?
- Boy or girl?
Oh.
We we actually don't know yet.
I didn't find out till
the big day either.
Not many surprises in
life like that, right?
Yeah.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Uh, good luck.
♪
I hope it's a girl.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[SOFT ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
[SINISTER MUSIC]
♪
Quite a view, huh?
You, uh, enjoying the con?
Yeah.
Um, I know you.
Yeah, "Sisters in Crime," right?
You're the survivor.
That must've been
I can't even imagine.
You are so brave and so gutsy.
Did what I had to.
You know, I, um, actually
work with victims of crime.
- Mm.
- The trauma. PTSD.
I mean, it can take years to process.
Not that I need to tell you, right?
Hey, you know, I actually
donated to your GoFundMe.
Yeah, I really hope it helps.
Thank you.
I heard it it helps
fund what was it?
Don't tell me.
A crack team of private investigators
- to expose the Westside Ripper.
- Mm-hmm.
I hope you find that fucker.
Me too. Me too. We're working hard.
Yeah.
You know, I
♪
I would love to see him fry.
♪
Well, California
he won't fry.
♪
Um, but, you know,
life in prison will do,
you know, as long as we stop him
before he hurts anyone else.
Totally, yeah, of course.
♪
[SIGHS]
Well it was very nice to meet you.
Thanks again.
Hey, you know what I think?
I think your only trauma
is figuring out how you're gonna spend
all that shit-ton of
money that you're stealing.
Sorry, what the fuck?
You're not a survivor,
and we both know it.
You spend all the "find
the real killer" money
on your veneers, your mom's Fendi purse,
your idiot boyfriend's
Maserati he posts on Instagram,
that beautiful house in Lake
Havasu in your dad's name.
You see,
it's not just you that's
gonna go away for this.
It is your whole family.
I had a knife at my throat.
I am a victim.
Mm, no, you're not a victim.
Well, not yet.
[DISQUIETING MUSIC]
Who are you?
Tell me,
when you looked into the
eyes of the Westside Ripper
and said, "Not today,"
what color eyes did he have?
♪
Yeah.
I'll see you soon.
♪
[UPBEAT DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
- Hey.
- Hi, you okay?
- Yeah, I'm doing great.
- What's wrong?
- Nothing.
- [GLASS SHATTERS]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[CROWD SCREAMING]
[FLESH SQUELCHING]
♪
Everybody's gotta live ♪
[LOVE'S "EVERYBODY'S GOTTA LIVE"]
And everybody's gonna die ♪
Everybody's tryin'
to have a, a good time ♪
I think you know the reason why ♪
♪
I feel like I've seen just about a ♪
Million sunsets ♪
She said if you're with
me, I'll never go away ♪
♪
That's when I stopped
and I took another look ♪
At my baby ♪
She said, "If you're with
me, I'll never go away" ♪
Because everybody's gotta live ♪
♪
And everybody's gonna die ♪
Everybody's gotta live ♪
Before you know the reason why ♪
Nice shot, Dad.
- If you're a fan of murder
- And true crime podcasts
You've got to be here.
CrimeCon 2023 Las Vegas.
We have got the most
amazing speakers this year.
Nancy Grace. Kelly
Rawson, daughter of BTK.
- And don't miss
- Our podcast,
"Sisters in Crime."
We're gonna be live podcasting
for our exciting new season
- on the Westside Ripper.
- Bundy, Gacy, BTK.
"The Golden Age of Serial Killers."
If it's serial killers you want,
it's serial killers we got.
Ballroom B, 1:00.
20th Century Monsters,
"The Green River Killer,"
now streaming on Splatter.
And snap!
- Yeah.
- You're free.
Get out of that van and run home.
But do you know how to pick
Babe, this place is it's nuts, okay?
Check check the numbers
again. Can you check 'em?
- Just check 'em one more time.
- [SIGHS]
Did they go up? Please
tell me they went up.
[GROANS] Still at 113.
I can't believe I sold
my soul for 113 downloads.
I mean, that's a fuckin' disaster.
Okay, listen, we're not giving up.
That's why we're here, all right?
Thousands of crime freaks just
like me all under one roof?
We're gonna crack this code.
We're gonna figure this shit out.
We're gonna find out what these
bitches know that we don't.
- [GIGGLES]
- But why did we invite Matt?
We had to. We had no choice.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
It's crowded, right?
There's more people here
- than listened to our podcast.
- I know.
Look, this is our meal ticket, okay?
We gotta listen. We gotta take notes.
We're gonna figure out why we're
what are you doing? Why
are you looking at that?
Why does Ruby feel the need
to post her workouts every single day?
Uh, because her body looks like that.
I would do the same. I'd
show the entire world.
I used to do that.
["THE FINAL COUNTDOWN" PLAYING]
[ECHOING] Welcome, true crime fans,
- to CrimeCon Vegas 2023.
- Here we go.
And here they are, the hosts
of the world's hottest
true crime podcast,
"Sisters in Crime."
- Hello! Hello!
- Hello!
- Hello, Vegas!
- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- So who's ready to talk
- BOTH: Murder?
Guys, we are so excited
to have our first live podcast
on the Westside Ripper.
Whoo! Let 'er rip!
- [APPLAUSE]
- Whoo!
So let's get into it.
But first,
please welcome the mother of Chloe Lake,
the last victim of the Westside Ripper,
Melissa Lake.
[SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
Thank you so much for joining us today.
You know, our one goal here is to find
the monster that killed your daughter.
- That's right.
- So
While finding Chloe's
killer won't bring her back,
I do think it will
help bring some closure.
- Hey.
- I sure hope so.
All right. All right. What'd I miss?
Hey, did you see all
the weirdos out there?
- Shh.
- Sorry.
It is, like, a fucking
murder industry, right?
I know. That's what I said. I told you.
Now, Roch, we have
another surprise guest
who's here to talk to us
for the very first time.
The only woman to survive
an attack by the Westside Ripper.
- [APPLAUSE]
- Please welcome Dahlia Stone.
- Wow.
- A survivor?
- Wow, look
- Did you know about this?
Of course I knew about her.
I just didn't think she would be here.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
AUDIENCE: Aww.
Now, Dahlia, it's been
a little over a year
since you escaped the Westside Ripper.
How are you doing?
It's been a it's
been a journey for sure.
- I can only imagine.
- Mm.
You've been open about the PTSD,
the breakdown, the rehab.
Did you have any worries
about putting all that out there?
So brave.
Um
I mean, I have zero shame
about what happened to me.
Um, I mean, the animal who attacked me
should have the shame.
[APPLAUSE]
Let's get into the attack.
- It was brutal.
- Literally, chills.
Yeah, I was I was in the kitchen.
And I saw a reflection in the window
um
of someone coming up behind
me raising a knife in his hand,
and I mean, I just had a split second
before he lowered that knife.
And I looked him in the
eyes and I thought
"Not today." [APPLAUSE]
This is bullshit.
Yeah, which is the title of my new book,
um, "Not Today,"
which I'm signing at 7:30 today.
- This is bullshit.
- Okay. Shh.
- "Not Today."
- How about later?
Do you know what that's from?
"Game of Thrones," season eight.
And can you please tell us
what you did next?
[SIGHS]
I mean, I did the only thing I could.
I mean, I kicked him so
hard in the fucking balls
He squealed like a
little baby and ran off.
[APPLAUSE]
- Yes, queen!
- Whoo!
- Kicked him so hard!
- Yes!
And I'm gonna ask you
what we all wanna know.
Yep.
Did you see his face?
When someone attacks you like that,
you don't forget his face.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
I'd recognize him in an instant.
[AUDIENCE GASPING]
[MOUTHING WORDS]
It's fucking bullshit.
I've never seen her before in my life.
Oh, really, or you just mad
she kicked you in the
balls and then escaped?
Do I look like the kind of person
that leaves mistakes behind?
- No. No.
- Do I?
- BOTH: No.
- She's a nobody riding on my coattails.
Okay, listen, we said
no one else gets hurt.
- Why would I hurt her?
- Keep it down.
Look, she has no idea who I am.
All we need to worry about is our brand.
Our brand?
Mysterious serial killer
who leaves no witnesses,
not serial killer who gets kicked
in his fucking balls and runs away.
We need to expose her,
discredit that fucking book,
or our brand, it's dead.
Okay, but
Like you always did with me before ♪
This is way too much.
I have a knot in my stomach.
I believe every word that she said,
and I think he got sloppy.
[SIGHS] Maybe the
Kubrick of serial killers
isn't as perfect as he thinks.
Yeah, exactly.
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH SIGH]
[SNIFFLES]
- We used to love Vegas.
- I know.
Every time we came, it was like,
sex, buffet, sex, buffet, sex, buffet.
- We had sex everywhere.
- I know.
We had sex, remember,
on that plane ride here.
Back of the limo?
Or the spa at the Luxor?
- Oh.
- We were all oiled up.
- Yeah.
- How about at the bathroom after Penn and Teller?
- That was weird.
- I found a card in my ass.
[CHUCKLES] Those guys are great.
- They are so good.
- Ace of spades.
- Pulled it right out.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- MGM?
- Oh, yeah, on
- BOTH: The roof.
- Yeah.
Oh, it was just, like,
all sparkly and beautiful.
- I loved that.
- It was beautiful.
God, those were really the good days.
[SOFT MUSIC]
- We could do it again.
- What? Us?
No. Come on. We're too married for that.
[LAUGHS]
The High Roller is available.
The what? The Ferris wheel?
Yeah, Michael and Vanessa did it there.
They fucked on the Ferris wheel?
Yeah. So did Brandon and Nicky.
Really?
Oh, we are so doing that.
Well, that deserves a cocktail.
[LAUGHS] Aww.
♪
- I love you.
- I love you too.
- [SIGHS]
- Hey.
- Look at this shit.
- What?
This "survivor,"
she's charging $100 to
sign her fake-ass book.
100 bucks on my name
to raise money for some trauma therapy?
- Ooh. May I?
- Yeah.
You know what? [SIGHS]
She is just a scam artist
taking advantage of the
true crime community.
Yeah, well, unless
she's telling the truth.
Then she does deserve
every penny she's making.
You know what? You're
right. She would, yeah.
- But she didn't get attacked.
- Okay, you know what?
She has a lot of evidence in this book.
- Yeah, and that's exactly
- Police report
What I'd do if I
wanted to fake an attack
and Smollett myself into a fortune.
- [SIGHS]
- Would you do my back?
Absolutely fucking not.
Holy shit.
BOTH: Hi!
Hi, girlfriend!
- Hi.
- Oh, my God.
- Hi.
- Why didn't you tell me
you were here?
- I'm s
- You knew we were coming.
I know. Sorry. I forgot.
Say hi to Carlos. Hi, baby.
- Hey, guys.
- Oh, you brought Carlos.
- Where's Nate?
- Hey, I'm Matt.
- Hi, Matt.
- Oh.
It is so nice to meet you, Matt.
Oh, no. Oh, my God, no, no.
He's our he's a friend of ours.
No, go crazy. You're in Vegas.
Oh, my God, no.
This is actually our friend Matt.
- We're, um
- Oh.
- He's our
- Friend.
Funny enough, he's our plumber.
Really? He's your your plumber?
You got a pizza guy too?
It's really not like that at all.
Think you have the wrong
idea of what's actually
Holy shit, it's the three of you?
- Uh
- Ruby.
- Nathan!
- Hi.
Hi! Oh, my goodness.
Oh, I didn't know you'd be here.
I didn't know you'd be here either.
- So good to see you.
- It's good to see you.
- Um, here, babe.
- All right, thanks.
- Did you, uh
- Oh, is this for me?
- Did you meet Matt?
- Thank you so much.
- Everyone met.
- Oh, yeah.
We're old friends, right?
She thought we were having a three-way.
- I did. I do.
- What? She's pregnant.
- Yeah?
- Really?
That's the reason why we're not?
Otherwise we'd all be fucking?
Did you guys catch the
new "Sisters in Crime"?
- Of course. Yes.
- Oh, my God.
Westside Ripper is totally screwed.
I mean, he let that girl get away.
Like, what an idiot, right?
She is totally gonna get
his ass, I'm telling you.
You know, I wouldn't be so sure.
Uh, uh [CLEARS THROAT]
Ruby, I saw your Insta
story this morning.
- You're lookin' fit.
- You saw my what?
Your Instagram.
Yeah, you're hittin' the gym hard.
You look great.
That's weird. Creeper.
- Um, anyways
- What?
She was saying that she
grabbed him by the balls
- and then he squealed.
- I know.
[SIGHS]
Cannot believe I forgot
she was gonna be here.
And why's she goin' off on me?
I mean, she puts her workouts
on Instagram for one reason,
so the entire world can see
how great she looks, right?
It's totally deliberate.
So I saw it, as intended.
I make one innocent comment,
and now I'm the creeper? Me?
Okay, you don't talk about shit
people post on Instagram.
Everyone knows that.
But that's why she puts it up.
Babe, you don't make your friends
talk about their fake lives.
It's awkward.
You think Simon knows they're here?
[SIGHS] He's probably watching
them fuck on his iPhone.
[WATER RUNNING]
Would you tell me if you
were having an affair?
Of course I would.
Especially if you found
out, I would tell you 100%.
- Nice.
- [GROANS]
Listen, I know I know you're stressed
and you feel like you sold
your soul for this whole thing
and you're freaking out, but guess what.
I'm freaking out too. All right?
Can we please just stick together here
and keep our eyes on the prize?
Really? 'Cause Ruby thinks we're having
a three-way with the Westside Ripper.
Tell me, how's that gonna play out?
[SIGHS]
- Whatever.
- Okay.
Well, I mean, I don't know.
He was our plumber and
now he's our friend.
Is that really so weird?
But you guys travel together,
like, the three of you?
- No. He
- [GIGGLES]
He wanted to come to CrimeCon like us.
- Oh.
- What's wrong with that?
No, it's cool. I mean, go crazy.
Wait, Carlos and I, we do this thing
where my car just broke
down and he works for AAA.
- And, oh, I just I forgot
- Okay.
- My wallet today and
- Stop talking. We're good.
- I'm done with your story now.
- I'll see you at dinner.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
Wait, Ava?
Hey. Ryan.
Hey.
Hey. How are you?
Good. Uh, you're into true crime?
- I had no idea.
- Yes. Big time.
- Yeah.
- You're a Zodiac guy?
Oh, right. Uh, who isn't?
Wow. Do you think it was Gary Poste?
I don't know, my money used to be
on Arthur Leigh Allen,
but lately I have this little soft spot
for Richard Gaikowski.
Gaikowski, yes. No one
talks about him, right?
The cipher, right? For sure it's him.
- It's gotta be him.
- Absolutely.
Yeah. We just solved the Zodiac case.
Richard Gaikowski. What do you know?
We make a very good team.
- Killer team.
- That was very fast.
- That was very fast.
- [LAUGHS]
Hey, you know you know, they're
actually doing a Zodiac display.
- Opens tomorrow.
- Ooh.
Wanna go sneak in?
- Right now?
- Right now.
[EXCITING MUSIC]
Come on. Yeah.
♪
[GASPS]
- Whoa.
- Yeah.
- This is amazing.
- I know, right?
I mean, it's it's
creepy, but it's amazing.
Yeah.
Wow.
And there is our guy.
Oh, yeah.
- Gaikowski, huh?
- Gaikowski, yeah.
Wow, we, uh, have him
right where we want him, don't we?
Uh-huh. We're a killer team, right?
[SIGHS]
Hmm.
You know, you seem like you, uh
you always get your man, don't you?
[CHUCKLES]
- Yeah, I guess I do.
- Yeah.
♪
[MOANING]
♪
[MOANING]
- [SIGHS]
- Oh, you're so wet.
I know, right?
[MOANING]
[EERIE TONES]
- Oh, you're gonna drown.
- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
I'm gonna what?
- [MOANS]
- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- Yeah?
- Hey, you ready?
I'll be out in a second.
Okay, we're gonna be
late, so put a move on.
Yeah, I know. I just
I'm almost finished in here.
Oh, my gosh.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
[DRAMATIC MUSICAL STING]
Hi, guys.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SIGHS]
Hey, Nate, you know what we should do?
We should find a place
to throw in Vegas.
- Tonight?
- Yeah.
No, I can't tonight. I have, uh
I have dinner plans.
Oh, yeah.
Okay, yeah. [CLEARS THROAT]
Sure. Another time.
Yeah, another time.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
- Going down, right?
- Mm-hmm.
♪
[ELEVATOR DINGING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSICAL STING]
♪
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
Hey, I just wanted to say
I'm really looking forward
to reading your book.
Oh, thank you. Yeah, wow.
Thank you.
[GASPS]
No point selling my
soul for nothing, right?
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
♪
Thank you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Oh, thank you so much.
Thank you, Hi, what's your name?
Thank you so much.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Boy or girl?
- Sorry?
- Boy or girl?
Oh.
We we actually don't know yet.
I didn't find out till
the big day either.
Not many surprises in
life like that, right?
Yeah.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Uh, good luck.
♪
I hope it's a girl.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[SOFT ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
[SINISTER MUSIC]
♪
Quite a view, huh?
You, uh, enjoying the con?
Yeah.
Um, I know you.
Yeah, "Sisters in Crime," right?
You're the survivor.
That must've been
I can't even imagine.
You are so brave and so gutsy.
Did what I had to.
You know, I, um, actually
work with victims of crime.
- Mm.
- The trauma. PTSD.
I mean, it can take years to process.
Not that I need to tell you, right?
Hey, you know, I actually
donated to your GoFundMe.
Yeah, I really hope it helps.
Thank you.
I heard it it helps
fund what was it?
Don't tell me.
A crack team of private investigators
- to expose the Westside Ripper.
- Mm-hmm.
I hope you find that fucker.
Me too. Me too. We're working hard.
Yeah.
You know, I
♪
I would love to see him fry.
♪
Well, California
he won't fry.
♪
Um, but, you know,
life in prison will do,
you know, as long as we stop him
before he hurts anyone else.
Totally, yeah, of course.
♪
[SIGHS]
Well it was very nice to meet you.
Thanks again.
Hey, you know what I think?
I think your only trauma
is figuring out how you're gonna spend
all that shit-ton of
money that you're stealing.
Sorry, what the fuck?
You're not a survivor,
and we both know it.
You spend all the "find
the real killer" money
on your veneers, your mom's Fendi purse,
your idiot boyfriend's
Maserati he posts on Instagram,
that beautiful house in Lake
Havasu in your dad's name.
You see,
it's not just you that's
gonna go away for this.
It is your whole family.
I had a knife at my throat.
I am a victim.
Mm, no, you're not a victim.
Well, not yet.
[DISQUIETING MUSIC]
Who are you?
Tell me,
when you looked into the
eyes of the Westside Ripper
and said, "Not today,"
what color eyes did he have?
♪
Yeah.
I'll see you soon.
♪
[UPBEAT DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
- Hey.
- Hi, you okay?
- Yeah, I'm doing great.
- What's wrong?
- Nothing.
- [GLASS SHATTERS]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[CROWD SCREAMING]
[FLESH SQUELCHING]
♪
Everybody's gotta live ♪
[LOVE'S "EVERYBODY'S GOTTA LIVE"]
And everybody's gonna die ♪
Everybody's tryin'
to have a, a good time ♪
I think you know the reason why ♪
♪
I feel like I've seen just about a ♪
Million sunsets ♪
She said if you're with
me, I'll never go away ♪
♪
That's when I stopped
and I took another look ♪
At my baby ♪
She said, "If you're with
me, I'll never go away" ♪
Because everybody's gotta live ♪
♪
And everybody's gonna die ♪
Everybody's gotta live ♪
Before you know the reason why ♪
Nice shot, Dad.