Promised Land (2022) s01e04 Episode Script

1 Previously on Promised Land - Hello, Carmen.
- Mom? I haven't seen you since you were 16, I think? Margaret Honeycroft has launched a hostile takeover of my company.
I want you to follow my husband.
Okay? Lettie? Billy.
Hello, brother.
How long you been back? Joe, please Wait, wait.
You guys know each other? Joe.
It's a very simple question.
I was going to reach out, but How long? I-I-I told him not to tell you, Joe.
It's my fault.
How long? About a month.
- No, Joe! - Dad! No, he's been helping with Junior.
We've been talking.
That's it.
Doesn't look like it.
Wait, can somebody tell me what the hell is going on? We're going home.
Get in the car.
Can we just take a moment, please? I wasn't talking to you.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Sorry this is so last minute.
Come on, baby.
- It's okay.
- Ooh.
I'm gonna miss you guys.
Oh, we're gonna miss you, too, right? Yeah? How long are you in San Francisco? Uh, couple nights.
Okay, well, good luck, drive safe, and make lots of money.
What's that supposed to mean? Nothing.
It doesn't mean anything.
Well, you said it, so it must mean something.
No, Michael.
It's about that 50 grand, isn't it? No.
Just good luck in your meetings.
Thanks.
And don't worry.
I'll try not to spend any "unauthorized funds.
" I love you, too.
Hi.
He just left.
- I see him.
- Yeah.
Let me know where he goes and what he does, and call me when you get to San Francisco.
Yo.
So then everything goes dead quiet, like dead quiet, and Dad's like, "How long?" - How long what? - Are you ready for this? The priest that I've been coaching soccer with? He's Dad's brother.
- What? - What? - Mm-hmm.
- Wait, wait, wait.
Father Ramos is Uncle Billy? - Mateo's dad? - Yep.
I thought he was, like, some druggie loser guy.
I guess he found God and came back here.
And Lettie knew about this but didn't tell Papá? - And what'd Papi do? - So, then Dad Boom clocks him in the face.
- He punched a priest? - In the middle of the church.
- What? - Mm-hmm.
No, no, no, no.
So, I see you heard the news.
Thought the secret was out, so How are you? Are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine.
I mean, I could use a map to make sense of this family.
We're so messed up.
Wait.
So, should I invite Uncle Billy to my birthday party? You think that's funny? Get off of my counter, Carmen.
- Whoo! - What did I do? That good, huh? Haskins left me 10 barrels of juice from his last vintage.
If I can't blend something decent out of it, I'm not gonna be able to make rent.
What are you up to? I wanted to ask, do you have a pair of shoelaces I could borrow? I don't think shoelaces are gonna save those.
My mother gave me these before I left for the long walk.
She saved for years to send me here.
Oh.
Right.
N-No, you should definitely keep them.
It's hard to be away from my family.
You're lucky.
You have your mom and your uncle and your cousins just a half-mile up the hill.
I guess it just seems a little farther than that.
Well, you could be closer to them if you wanted to, no? They're Joe's kids.
They're the ones who don't want it.
Mamá? What are you doing here? Um he's back.
My father? I didn't care that Taste of Sonoma went to the Ritz, but it killed me that they didn't see your design.
Thought the least I could do was invite you to ride with me.
- Beautiful horses.
- Mm.
And at least you showed faith in me.
Anyway, I'm over it.
Maybe you shouldn't be.
Maybe you should tell your father to stop taking you for granted.
Well, not the best timing.
He's got other drama to deal with.
You know Uncle Billy? What am I saying? Of course you do.
Mm-hmm.
Well, he's back.
What? Yeah.
And get this He's a priest.
Apparently, he and Lettie have been having lunch and she didn't tell my dad, so Boy.
Lettie and Billy.
I'm not gonna stand here and tell you that Lettie doesn't love your father.
They've been married for 20 years.
But Billy? Billy turned her head like no one else.
Oh, your father must be fit to be tied.
Oh, and all in time for your birthday.
You remembered.
Carmen, I was there.
And what have you got planned? Mm, I'm throwing myself a party.
It is your 25th.
Oh, yeah.
I've been planning it for weeks.
- Tons of cool artists.
- Mm.
And I've got a special drink planned, maybe a musical guest.
Oh, that sounds incredible.
Do you Do you want to come? I probably shouldn't.
No.
Please, come.
Oh Carmen, it's okay.
Uh, Joe and Lettie have enough drama.
I want you to come.
You're my mom.
I did miss the last 22 of these, so It would be nice to be there for this one.
Then it's settled.
You're coming.
¿Qué? ¿Como? Jose.
Leticia.
Guillermo.
I go by Billy.
I bet you do.
We work on a vineyard.
Heritage House, in Sonoma? Sonoma's the other direction.
A machine broke.
Our boss sent us to Bakersfield for a new part.
This is his truck.
Well, you got no registration.
Which means I gotta take you in.
After I search the vehicle.
Well, I Wait.
Señor.
I found the registration.
The hell are three Mexicans doing with $1,000? It's for the machine part Was I talking to you? Billy, calma.
This your boss's money? Yes.
But of course, it's better to go back with no part than to go to jail, no, señor? Smart choice.
Now, why don't you buenos tardes and get the hell out of my county? "Buenos tardes.
" For the business.
Ah.
For the business.
Hey.
You were supposed to call me when you got to San Francisco.
Five hours ago.
I'm not in San Francisco.
I'm at some mansion in LA.
And Michael's there? Inside.
It's some kind of party.
Well, can you get in? I'm a little too brown for this crowd.
Lots of money here.
Okay, text me the address.
Take some photos.
Have a great day.
He's really sweet, right? He's really nice.
Mateo.
Look at you.
Me? Look at you.
You're a priest.
I am.
Lettie gave me your number.
I start to dial it every day, and I just It's fine.
We're here now.
Yes, we are.
I hear you're a winemaker.
Yeah, trying to be.
Trying to be.
Probably not as good as you would have been.
No, I was better at drinking the wine than making it.
You're You're sober now, though, right? Going on 10 years.
It's crazy, you getting assigned to Sonoma.
Maybe it's the Lord's way of rewarding me.
There's so much I want to ask you.
I know.
I'm sure.
Maybe we can get a We can get whatever you want.
Or, you know what? Why don't we get dinner? I'm buddies with the chef at Che Fico.
We can talk.
It'll be the best meal of your life.
Mateo.
That all sounds wonderful.
But maybe we should take it one step at a time.
This is a big change for both of us.
That where he hit you? It was a big shock.
Your mother and I could've handled it better.
You could've handled it better? Joe had every right to be angry.
Oh, it's just like him Lashing out at whatever he can't control.
Mateo.
I left you.
- I know, but - No.
No "but.
" I made a terrible mistake.
And? I forgive you.
I forgave you a long time ago.
Why? I've done nothing to earn that forgiveness.
No, I guess you haven't.
You haven't done a damn thing to earn it.
Mateo, wait.
I'm just saying, we have time.
I'd like the chance to deserve your forgiveness.
Yeah.
Sure.
We We'll take it slow.
Joe, we need to talk.
Can you make sure the pool guy comes on Friday? I want it cleaned before Carmen's party.
Yes, of course.
Joe.
There's nothing to talk about.
You say you and Billy have only been talking, you say he's been a good influence on Junior.
I guess the lying, doping drunk who abandoned you is a better influence on our son than I am.
Mysterious ways, huh? Don't do this.
Do what? What am I doing? You're hurting.
And instead of talking to me about it, you're just shutting me out.
At least let me apologize.
Apology accepted.
Damn it, Joe.
You know I love you.
I've got a bunch of yield reports to get through.
What happened between me and Billy That was over years ago.
It's always been you.
Talk to me.
Let me in.
iAy! Hey.
- Rosa! - Juana! Juana! Juana! Juana! Juana! Juana! Leticia, no! You really think he's a priest? Yeah, I have no idea.
What I do know is that Mateo must be freaking, and that dress has back.
It's not too much back? Is water too wet? What kind of a question is that? Either of you guys talked to him lately? Mateo? - Mnh.
- No, I haven't.
I want to reach out.
God knows what he must be thinking right now.
He doesn't come to me with that kind of stuff.
I love it.
I love all of them, actually.
Oh.
Ms.
Honeycroft has excellent taste.
What does "Ms.
Honeycroft" have to do with it? Uh, it was her idea.
I thought you were planning the party.
I am.
It's just, she knows a lot of amazing vendors, and, uh, she felt bad, V.
How could I say no? Easy.
Watch.
No.
Carmen, you didn't invite her, did you? Are you and Margaret, like, a thing now? I'm sorry, Mami.
I was gonna tell you.
I hope that it's okay.
Oh, no, it's your birthday.
You can invite whoever you want.
See? Mami doesn't have a problem with it.
Why should you? Oh, I don't know.
Maybe because she abandoned us? Oh, she didn't abandon us by the roadside, V.
- You're being dramatic.
- Am I? Yeah, it was more like poolside.
No offense, Carmen, but you don't know what you're talking about.
You were, what, 2 when she left? You don't know what it's like to have a mom one moment and an empty space the next.
"An empty space"? Lettie, you're the best thing that ever happened to this family.
But just because you were here doesn't let Margaret off the hook.
All right, I was there when Mom left, and I'm still going to the party.
- Yeah, well, that's you.
- Hey, whoa, whoa, V.
You're coming to my party.
You're my only sister.
You have to be there.
- No, no, no, no, no.
- Niñas.
I figured you'd be hiding up here.
It's called working.
Need these tanks cleaned before harvest.
Don't you have your own winery to run? I saw what you did.
Big man punching a priest.
I hit a guy sneaking around with my wife.
I don't care what costume he was wearing.
What'd you say to him? You tell him to steer clear? I swear to God, if you mess this up for me, Joe Mess what up? Big reunion with the man who left you? He's been in town for months, Mateo.
Why hasn't he reached out to you? Hmm? Look, you don't know him like I do.
You have no idea how dangerous my brother coming back here could be.
For all of us.
Oh, and why is that? What, you afraid he's gonna blow up this perfect little life you've built? Remind you who you really are? Who I am? I'm the guy who has given you every opportunity.
I'm the guy who never once lied to you or your mother.
Your father? He's the one who went out for cigarettes when you were 10, and the next time you saw him was today.
So, ask yourself Which one of us has more to be ashamed of? He's gonna prove you wrong this time.
People don't change, Mateo.
Only their lies do.
iAy!, Rosa.
iOye! ¡Ay!, Rosa.
Hey.
For party favors, Ms.
Honeycroft was thinking earrings for the ladies Ooh.
cufflinks for the gentlemen.
Carmen, this is quite an expense.
Uh, well It's all right, ma'am.
Ms.
Honeycroft is covering it.
W-We're splitting it.
Ma.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
So sorry I'm a little late.
I see you've met Justine.
- Hello, baby.
- Hi.
Mm.
And Antonio, sweetheart, how are you? Good.
Glad to see you getting reacquainted.
Oh, it's been such a blessing getting to know these two better.
And how are you, Lettie? I heard Billy's back in town.
That's exciting.
You're going to pass out if you don't drink something.
Veronica called.
I saw.
She's been texting me.
I'm sure she just wants to talk about Father Ramos.
Is that a bad thing? I know it's hard with your father, with Joe, but maybe you're making it harder than it needs to be.
I just mean sometimes you can't make things what you want them to be, when you want them to be.
You have to let them come to you.
Especially the good things.
It's kinda scary how you can see right through me.
Does that make you nervous? Terrified.
I think I like being scary.
- Junior.
Everything okay? - Yeah.
Yeah.
Why Why Why do you ask? 'Cause I don't think you've ever been to my house before.
It's, uh It's nice.
This about Father Ramos? I'll let you guys talk.
Mom said he's been helping you.
It's weird.
I feel closer to him than I do to Dad.
And when Joe hit him, I all I could think about was kicking my dad's ass.
I figured you could relate.
I definitely wanted to kick your dad's ass more than once.
Thank you.
Hey.
You got a sec? Of course.
What's up? Carmen tells me you don't want to go to her birthday party.
Pa, it's not that I don't want to.
I just I don't like how Margaret's sticking her nose in it.
Agreed.
Pero es tu hermana.
I want you there.
Entiendo.
And are you asking me as my father, or as my boss? You're the CEO, V.
Mm-hmm.
You're still Chairman of the Board.
Carmen adores you.
I just think if you don't go, you're gonna regret it.
This issue with Billy.
Are you and Lettie okay? Well, I want us to be.
But when you start to lose trust what are you left with? Wait.
Lettie.
Aah! Aah! Vamonos.
iVamonos! - Aah! - Aah! I call it "Veinte-Riquísimo.
" Margaret.
How are you, my love? - Mwah.
- Mwah.
I'm impressed.
Inching your way closer to Carmen's 5% of the company stock.
- You look good, Antonio.
- Mm.
And you're cynical, so you must be eating.
V! You came! - Oh, - iAy! - Subtle.
- Hey, I'm glad you're here.
Me too.
Margaret, hi.
Veronica, sweetheart.
I missed you so much.
I'm only here for my sister.
You're still dead to me.
I'll take what I can get, darling.
- Well, I'm glad V showed up.
- Mm-hmm.
Now it's just Mateo that's missing.
Why is he such a lone wolf? Still early.
Maybe he's getting a mani-pedi.
Ooh.
I would pay to see that.
I was gonna have a quiet night, but Junior here convinced me to come out and see your place.
Did he, now? And he got Daniela to drive you, too.
You know, I can be pretty persuasive.
I volunteered.
- Take a walk? - Okay.
What do you got here? Um you know, 21 acres.
All volcanic ash.
And I'm going old school.
Dry farm, native yeast, and space the vines.
It's gonna bring your yields down.
Yeah, but the juice will be magic.
No doubt about that.
Wow.
Look, I'm sorry if I freaked you out the other day.
The reason I wanted you to see this place is so you didn't think I needed you to fill a hole or whatever.
You know? I'm good.
I can see that.
You've come a long way from that little boy I remember running through the vine rows and screaming on that tire swing.
God, that swing.
You couldn't keep me off that thing.
Except when I fell off.
Broke my arm.
You remember? You had to drive me to the hospital.
What was I? Like, 5? 4.
Only I didn't take you.
I was wasted.
I could barely stand.
I lost my balance and pushed you into the tree.
That's how you broke you arm.
And I didn't rush you to the hospital.
It was Joe.
Wait, I'm sorry.
He He never told me that.
He just let me think that it was you.
Maybe Joe's not the monster you think he is.
Just like I'm not the man you think you remember.
Look, I don't care what mistakes you made.
The fact that you can own it is enough.
Everything else is gonna take care of itself.
God willing.
Now, why don't you go take that amazing young woman to your sister's birthday party? Mateo.
- Wow.
- Happy birthday.
You don't respond to texts anymore or what? Mm.
- Oh.
- Hey, hey.
Okay.
How'd you get this gorgeous creature to agree to come with you, huh? Aww.
Reminds me of our wedding.
Minus my father drinking himself silly.
And scowling at us.
His trademark expression.
What do you say? You're trying to take over my company.
We're in a state of an all-out war.
It's all part of the dance.
Um I would love to take a moment to thank you all for coming tonight, and also to thank Joe and And Lettie for inviting me to help celebrate my beautiful, brilliant daughter, Carmen.
Darling, getting to know you these past few weeks It's been one of the greatest gifts of my life.
So, I have a little gift for you! Come on up here.
For you.
What? Open it.
Small box.
Oh, my God.
They're so nice.
Oh, good.
Good, good, good.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- Ohh.
- Ah! Well Carmencita, I-I got you something small, but with much love.
Do you want me to open it? Only if you want.
Not everybody gets this, but, um, my art means everything to me.
I started holding a crayon as soon as I could, and But this was the first thing I was ever proud of.
And you kept it.
Thank you, Mami.
I had a nice time tonight.
I know.
Me too.
You ready to head out? Maybe just one more minute? - Gracias.
- Bien.
Hmm? Okay.
To Los United States, huh? - To Los United States! - United States.
You had a nice little dance with Margaret.
If you were trying to make me jealous, it worked.
Joe? Joe? I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I-I lied to you.
I'm sorry I didn't tell you Billy was back.
I know you deserved better.
But I need you.
I-I need you to know nothing happened between us.
I-I know what you're thinking.
Nothing Nothing happened.
What a relief you didn't sleep with a priest.
Thank you.
Now how are we supposed to get through this? You won't even open up with me.
"Open up" with you? Is that what you want? You want me to tell you how it felt to see you sneaking around with my brother? It hurt.
You lied to me, Lettie.
For weeks.
And you want me to be open? You know how I feel about you, how I always felt about you.
Since the day we met, you've come first in my life.
Even when I was with Margaret, I put you first.
When my brother abandoned you, I was there.
Yo.
¡No mas yo! I gave and I gave, and I gave! And this is what I get in return?! - No, Joe, please.
- No, no, no, no, no.
You wanted to hear it! Right? So hear it.
I trusted you.
Everything that we have been through, from the day that we came to this country.
You put your faith in God, I put my faith in you.
In us.
And that trust was It was the one thing I could rely on.
- Joe.
- You broke it.
You broke it, and I don't think we can get it back.
Joe.
Joe.
How's that for open? Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
I bribed a church official to transfer a priest to Sonoma.