The Stand (2020) s01e05 Episode Script
Fear and Loathing in New Vegas
1
I got out of New York
with a woman, and she killed herself.
Maybe I'm meant to be alone.
The man who gave me this,
he sent me here to find you.
You want to kill Stu Redman.
- What about the others?
- [Harold] Mr. Chairman?
[Stu] Yes, Harold?
[Harold] I'd like to put a motion
on the floor to accept the slate
of ad hoc committee members in toto.
[applause, whistling, cheers]
[Weizak] Ms. Cross?
[grunts] Hawk. Run.
Seems to me we need to send
somebody, or bodies, out to Vegas.
- How many people would we send?
- Well, that's gonna be dangerous.
Which is why I insist
that we take no action.
Just too many unknowns out there.
- I nominate Judge Farris.
- Of course, I accept.
- Tom Cullen.
- "Tom will surprise you."
How about I try something a little louder!
[racks shotgun]
How many people? How many guns?
Did I see the bad man from your dreams?
Name's Flagg. I'm gonna make you
my right-hand man, Lloyd.
I'd like that.
[Frannie] I have a name
for a nomination: Dayna Jurgens.
You want me to talk my way through
whatever trigger-happy sadists
this dark man has installed
as his border guards
on the remains of Las Vegas,
then haul my ass back here,
and then tell you what I saw?
I'm in.
[foreman] Look, the substation is a mess.
We're barely making our quotas as it is,
so tell me how am I supposed
to keep on schedule
when you keep pulling my best people?
Now, I did mark down that that request
came direct from Mr. Henreid, didn't I?
Hey, Flashdance!
Hey, Flashdance!
Dayna! Come over here.
Ms. Lawry here would like a word with you.
Fine, just come with me.
So, you like it down here
with the mole rat squad?
[laughs] I mean, it's not that bad.
You know? Help keep things running.
Huh. Shit.
Not enough money in the world
to put me down in this hole.
Not enough anything. [chuckles]
Word is, you've been asking questions.
Is that not okay?
Depends on the question. [chuckles]
You've been asking about Mr. Flagg.
What's got you so hot and bothered
to see the man, anyway?
Honestly, I just,
I had these dreams with him.
Oh, we all dream of him.
That don't make you special.
I know that.
Well, way it works is
if you want to get to see the man,
you got to see
my man.
Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.
- [Julie squeals]
- Well!
Look who we got here.
Dayna with a "Y." Am I right?
- Mm-hmm.
- How you pronounce that? Dayna?
- Dayna.
- Appreciate you fetching her, sugar.
And may I say
wow, you is fetchin'.
Holy shit.
I mean, you're-you're Lloyd Henreid.
- You're his right-hand man.
- That's me, sweet buns.
I'm the one that rides the elevator
all the way up to the top.
Now, apparently,
you've been gabbin' around town
asking everybody
that you need to see Flagg.
Look, I'm really sorry.
I-I didn't mean to just
No, no, no need to apologize.
But you got Flagg intrigued,
which has got me intrigued.
Where you been, girl?
Captain Trips has been around
for months and months.
Now you kind of show up
out of the blue, saying,
"I need to see Flagg."
What? You've been hiding out?
No. I just
I saw what was out there
and it wasn't for me.
All right, well,
the boss man wants me to pick you up,
show you a good time,
bring you to this fine establishment.
We got an amazing society out here
and we owe it all to Mr. Flagg.
[chuckles] I owe my life to Mr. Flagg,
because he saved me.
I was at the bottom of the barrel,
and he plucked me out.
Shit, girl, look at me now.
[Dayna] I see it.
This place, you can be
anything you want to be here.
All it is, is a question of motivation.
["That Old Black Magic" playing]
Old black magic has me in its spell ♪
Old black magic that you weave so well ♪
Those icy fingers up and down my spine ♪
The same old witchcraft
When your eyes meet mine ♪
Same old tingle that I feel inside ♪
And then that elevator starts its rise ♪
Down and down I go ♪
Round and around I go ♪
Like a leaf caught in a tide ♪
I should stay away ♪
But what can I do ♪
I hear your name ♪
And I'm aflame ♪
[clerk] Name, age,
pre-plague occupation, special skills.
Name, age,
[lips sputter] My name is Tom Cullen.
I'm 42 years old
and developmentally disabled.
Please do not be alarmed by my behavior,
for I have difficulty
- Shut the fuck up.
- [laughter nearby]
What the fuck, fellas?
Apparently, that's about all he's said
since he walked up to the roadblock.
Just toss him in the slave cages.
- What's wrong?
- You know Mr. Flagg's rule.
Anyone comes here voluntarily
is a citizen no matter what.
I suggest you find him something.
Well, how am I supposed to place him
if I got no idea what he can do?
[Tom sputters] My name is Tom Cullen.
- I'm 42 years old
- Jesus fucking Christ.
Please do not be alarmed
Report to the front desk, Gladiators Hall.
Show 'em that.
Next.
["It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones playing]
[Dayna] Thought you said
you were on the top floor.
[Lloyd] This is the top floor
as far as you're concerned.
Hey, what's up, Victor?
- Boom!
- Hey!
Everything above is reserved.
For Mr. Flagg?
But when I see you
Hanging about with anyone ♪
Plenty action down here, anyway.
Somebody's got to take care of this place.
Ain't that right, sweet buns?
Oh, you are always right, Daddy.
[giggles]
You find it happens all the time ♪
Love will never do ♪
[crowd cheering]
[whooping, whistling]
Welcome to
[high-pitched] heaven!
[whooping, shouting]
[Lloyd shouts]
- [chain saw whirring]
- [people whooping]
It's not unusual to be sad with anyone ♪
But if I ever find
That you've changed at any time ♪
It's not unusual ♪
To find that I'm in love with you ♪
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
[Stu over radio] Hey, Weizak,
if you can hear me, this is Stu.
You just sit tight, buddy, okay?
We're gonna come get you.
Stay warm, or try to, at least.
If you can let us know
your position any way,
honk a horn or a flashlight beam
or anything
- Come on.
- What?
Your clothes.
[man over radio]
We're gonna find you, Weizak.
We will, we'll find you.
[panting, shuddering]
[weakly] Hawk. Run.
[grunts]
- What if they don't buy it?
- [radio chatter]
- What?
- What if they don't believe us?
Harold, we've been over this.
W-We could leave.
Tonight. Now.
[scoffs] We're not leaving.
'Cause of Joe?
Because of him.
Listen, Harold, we can't fuck this up.
Do you understand?
We cannot let him down.
[Stu] Hey, listen up.
All off-duty watchmen
to the amphitheater, now.
[man over radio]
On my way.
- [woman] Copy that. Heading over.
- [man 2] Copy that.
[Larry] You ever heard of a guy
shooting himself in the chest?
[Stu] Norris said it happens
more than you think.
Said he saw it a bunch as an EMT.
More common in women, but it does happen.
[Larry] I didn't know the guy well,
but Weizak didn't strike me
as the suicide type.
I'll be honest with you,
everything we've been through,
I'm surprised we don't see more of these.
Yeah, I guess.
You sound like you want to say something.
It's just that that poor guy
we found on the road,
he told us the devil was coming,
and then one of our watchmen
turns up dead.
You think that's a coincidence?
[sighs]
I think it can be tempting
to believe it's all connected.
But, I don't know, that doesn't
necessarily make it so.
[over radio] Hey, Stu.
Norris here. Go to three.
Yeah, go for Stu.
You said you wanted to know
as soon as Lauder got here.
[Harold] Is it true?
Weizak?
Yeah, it's true, Harold.
I'm sorry. I know he was your friend.
[Harold] There's there's no possibility
it was, you know, an accident,
he was just
fooling around with the gun,
went off by mistake?
Yeah, that's
that's a possibility, yeah.
[breath trembling]
Takes the fucking coward's way out.
Look, Harold, it's normal to be upset
Hey, you know,
he was thinking about opening
a-a drive-in up here,
showing the old movies that we
that we found in houses.
Hey, maybe I should
I should take that on.
You know, give everybody
a reason to come together
as a community.
Yeah, I think that's a great idea.
Yeah.
[Mother Abagail] I told you
not to do anything
having to do with the dark man
until we got the okay from above.
And what do y'all do?
You go and you send spies.
Are you trying to start a war?
Why did you do this?
What did you think was going to happen?
After everything you've seen,
after everything you've gone through,
you know he can see you.
He can see what you've done!
My God!
[sighing]
Aw, Nick,
you were supposed to be my voice.
The Lord said it was you.
And now you're talking about
y'all sent spies!
The Israelites sent spies into Canaan,
and it bought 'em 40 years in the desert.
I guess we'll find out
what you've wrought.
[both laugh, sigh]
- Oh! Oh!
- [laughs]
Oh, Daddy, are you ready?
- You're so sexy.
- [giggles]
[R & B music playing]
Yes. So much, I want to take you home
to meet my parents.
But I love this booty so much,
I want to take you out to a nice little
Let's take a shower ♪
Dayna with a "Y"? Ha.
Don't be shy.
Come and get some, sweet buns.
Come on. Where's my bitch?
I got a surprise for you.
- [Lloyd] Shut up.
- [Julie] Hey, honey.
- [Lloyd moans]
- I left something for you on the couch.
- Why don't you pick what you like?
- Ooh. A toy?
- [Julie] I've got a surprise for you.
- [Lloyd] Oh, you got a new toy for baby?
[Julie] Yeah, I got
a new toy for you, Daddy.
[Lloyd] Oh, fuck yeah!
- [Julie] Oh, yeah. You like what you see?
- [Lloyd] Oh, fuck.
Oh, stop it.
- I want to fuck you so hard.
- [Julie giggles]
- Oh, you're so fucking hot.
- Mmm.
You're so fucking hot.
Oh, God! Oh!
Look at that. Oh.
Aren't you just a tasty little treat?
You guys gonna kiss?
- Oh.
- Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Fucking shit.
- Oh, baby.
- Oh.
Can I get in there?
[moans]
[Julie] Oh, yeah,
I got to get you all nice
and relaxed for Mr. Flagg later.
See, you're the only one
In the world that I need ♪
Wait. What?
Oh, you know that Mr. Flagg
tolerates you so much better
'Kay, 'kay, 'kay, 'kay, 'kay.
Sidebar really quick.
- Can we maybe not, please?
- What? Well, you know
it's gonna be a big time at the fights
and you need to get yourself
correct before you see the man.
I-I-I've told you, like, over five times,
I don't like it when you bring up Flagg.
- Especially when we're about to fuck.
- Oh, that's right.
You see, I-I forgot.
I'm not supposed to say "Mr. Flagg."
- Right?
- Shh.
Please stop saying his name.
- Okay.
- You got to stop saying his name
or this is gonna
- Okay. Okay.
- Let's just go.
- Let's just go.
- Mmm.
- It's
- No?
Oh! Ah, fuck!
Now I'm as soft as a pool floatie.
- Ugh!
- What's the matter, Daddy?
She-She does this every time.
It's infuriating.
- Oh, no. Oh.
- [Lloyd grunts]
[Julie laughs]
Oh, man.
He is just adorable. Yeah, come to mama!
[sniffs]
[sighs]
You just have to say the word "Flagg,"
and he starts quaking
like a shitting poodle.
[laughs]
Hey, Daddy, is this thing
gonna happen or what?
Yeah, just I'll be out
in a second. It's gonna happen.
Mmm.
Well, I was just thinking that
if this isn't gonna happen right now
and we got a little bit of time,
maybe we can go shopping.
Yeah, this shit's a lost cause.
Let's fucking shop.
Oh. [giggles]
Don't want to wait
Till you know me better ♪
[rock music playing]
[woman moaning]
There ain't a reason
On earth to waste it ♪
It ain't a crime
To be good to yourself ♪
Lick it up, lick it up ♪
[woman] Oh, man!
Oh! Oh, honey.
Oh. [laughs]
Oh, folks, let's hear it
for those prelims, huh?
- [applause and cheering]
- Oh, and this is
just a friendly reminder.
We only have a few minutes left
to make your main-event bets.
Why, I think just last night,
we had a fella win
a brand-new pleasure girl.
- [cheering]
- Huh? And I think it was
a thousand rounds
of 50-cal ammo. A thousand.
Oh. Thank you.
Next time, folks, that could be you.
[crowd chanting] Why not me?
Why not me? Why not me?
Why not me?
You see that big fella down there?
- Hmm?
- That one with the beard?
There's something sweet
You can't buy with money ♪
Uh, yeah, I guess so. Why?
On my way here,
I ran into these two fellas.
Well, I call 'em
"The Two Dummies." [laughs]
One of 'em was dumb as in,
like, he can't talk.
Can't hear, neither.
The other one was dumb
as in, like, a feeb.
They made quite the pair,
like a goddamn Richard Pryor movie.
- [laughs]
- Ah.
I am pretty sure
that big fella's the feeb.
Huh.
- [microphone feedback]
- I think this is a good opportunity
to acknowledge some VIPs
we have in the audience tonight.
I heard a rumor Lloyd Henreid
- Oh, baby!
- has taken time out of his schedule
to be with us tonight.
Lloyd, why don't you take
a step forward and give us
a chance to show our appreciation
for you and everything you've given us.
- [applause, cheering]
- Yeah!
Oh, yeah!
[whooping, cheering, whistling]
- Yes!
- Yeah!
- They're talking about me.
- Oh, baby, you got
a little something
on your face right there.
[bell clangs]
[woman] You know what that is.
It's time for our main event!
- [cheering, whooping]
- Yes!
But first, a word from our sponsor,
our benefactor, the one
who makes all of this possible,
the greatest man the world has ever known,
the father of the future
Mr. Randall Flagg!
Yes!
[cheering, whooping, whistling]
Let him hear you in the penthouse!
[cheering, whooping, whistling]
Yeah!
- Yes!
- [cheering]
[whistling, cheering]
[whooping]
[Julie whooping]
[Flagg through monitor]
In the world that was,
they told you it was wrong
to love violence.
[crowd booing]
They told you it was wrong to love sex.
[crowd booing]
They told you it was wrong to want more!
[Flagg] Well, I say,
their time is at an end.
Our time has begun!
Citizens of New Vegas,
welcome to
freedom!
[cheering, whooping]
[all] Yeah!
Yeah!
So, when do we get
to meet the man upstairs?
[Julie giggles]
[crickets chirping]
[birds chirping]
[Nadine breathing heavily]
[panting]
[groans]
[panting]
[loud breath echoing]
[exhales loudly]
Mmm.
[breathing heavily]
[Flagg distorted]
You belong to me.
The old witch's powers are fading.
I can see you there now
even without your toy.
Why would you care?
You gave me to Harold.
Oh. [laughs]
Is that what I did?
No Nadine.
I gave you purpose.
We're in this together.
Always.
Since the moment I found you
12 years old
living in that state home
not a friend in the world.
Except me.
I was your friend, wasn't I?
[gasps]
I didn't give you to anyone.
You know who you belong to.
You belong to me.
Only me.
[Nadine sighs]
[echoing sigh]
[exhales]
[groans]
[birds singing]
- So, what do they think?
- Exactly what I made them think.
Weizak couldn't cope, shot himself.
What's so urgent?
You could have told me that later.
Oh, right, it's got to be urgent
for you to risk being seen
with someone like me.
Oh, God, Harold.
You didn't have to kill him.
What?
You didn't have to kill him.
I could have
- Could have what?
- I could have talked to him.
I could have said something.
He would have listened to me.
I was his friend.
And he would have listened to me.
I'm your friend Harold.
[Nadine chuckles]
Oh, no, Harold.
Harold?
Not when we're so close. Hmm?
[whispering] We're almost there.
Then we go to him.
- [zipper opens]
- Now you remember?
- Hey! Hi!
- Hi! Oh, Frannie.
- [Frannie] Hi.
- [door closes]
Fancy meeting you here.
I was I was looking for you, actually.
- I heard you were headed this way.
- Who said that?
[laughs] I don't know,
just someone at the hub.
- Oh.
- Um
I'm so, so sorry about Weizak.
Thanks. [chuckles]
Sure he had his reasons.
You want to come for dinner?
Stu and I would love
to have you for dinner.
Yes. Yeah, sure.
- Let's find a time.
- Great.
How about tomorrow?
I mean, I know you're not busy.
I live with the guy
who keeps the watch schedules.
Oh, I remember.
[chuckles] I do, I do.
I do remember. Tomorrow's great.
- Great.
- Yeah.
- So tomorrow. Okay.
- Tomorrow.
Don't bring anything but your appetite.
- I won't. All right.
- Great. Okay.
- Oh. [laughs]
- Oh, sorry.
It's okay. Whew!
- Bye.
- Whoa. Awkward.
Bye.
[Frannie] See you later.
[Larry grunts]
[birds singing]
Hey.
Hey.
You might want to hang back.
My grip isn't too good on this thing.
- Well, I got a favor to ask.
- What's up?
I've invited Harold over for dinner.
And you want me to make the casserole.
[chuckles] Uh
I want you to search his house.
Excuse me?
- Just we're gonna keep him busy.
- [Larry laughs]
You want me
to-to break into Harold's house?
Yeah. [chuckles] And search it.
Looking for what, exactly?
[sighs]
I'm not sure, exactly.
Um, but, Larry, I'm-I'm worried about him.
I think he might be planning
something bad.
- I know it sounds crazy.
- Well, I just
It doesn't sound crazy. It's
Something's off about him.
I mean, I felt it when I first met him.
Even Joe, he was
It doesn't sound crazy. What'd Stu say?
Because you didn't tell him, Frannie.
Of course you didn't.
It's a conflict of interest if he knows.
He's night watch captain. [chuckles]
Look, when Harold gets to our house,
I'm gonna call you on Stu's walkie.
And I know that Harold has
a night watch walkie of his own,
which is why we're gonna use
the private channels.
And then when dinner's wrapping up,
we'll call you again.
All right? [chuckles]
[scoffs]
- Yeah.
- Hey, um
bring your top hand down to meet
the bottom one when you swing,
and it, uh, won't sting
as much on your hands.
It's like baseball. [chuckles]
Thanks, Larry.
Thanks.
[rain pattering,
thunder rumbling in distance]
[footsteps approaching]
Joe?
Joe? Come on, lunch is ready.
I'm gonna eat it if you don't hurry up.
Joe?
Joe!
Joe!
Have you seen my the little boy?
[playing upbeat tune]
[sighs] Oh, thank God.
[pants]
Joe, you can't do that.
You cannot run off like that.
I mean, not even
to Mother Abagail's house, okay?
- I was worried sick!
- I'm sorry about that.
I think this is my fault,
but we were having
such a good time talking.
Time just got away from us, I think.
He talked to you?
Yeah, well, there's talking
and then there's talking.
[scoffs]
Anything I should know?
His name, maybe?
No, we did not get that far.
You know, his mind is muddled
and filled with things
no child should have ever seen.
- Do you play piano?
- Uh [chuckles]
No.
One of the
one of foster homes I was at
had one of these, though.
I thought it was a sign that,
you know, it was gonna be
different from all the other places,
but turns out, music can't stop
people from being people.
No. It doesn't.
Personally, I don't know
anything about the piano.
It was here when I got here.
But I keep the top open
so the little ones can see what's going on
when they press a key.
Seems to make them comfortable.
You know, I've noticed how well
you and Joe get along.
You're not blood.
You take really nice care of the boy.
It's not like I had a choice.
No, you have a choice.
You had a choice.
You chose to keep him safe.
You had a choice
and you chose to keep him comfortable.
We all have choice
until we don't.
[playing ascending scale]
One, baby count one ♪
["Baby Count Ten"
by The Bell Sisters playing]
While you're having fun
With someone else ♪
Don't come around ♪
- [Stu] Yeah, it works for me.
- [knocking]
If it works for him, it's fine.
Take the 6:00, move it till tomorrow.
[man over radio]
Yeah, what about Tuesday?
[Stu] Yeah, can you swap
Hi! [laughs]
- Hi!
- Come on in. How are you?
- [chuckles] Good. How are you?
- Welcome.
- So glad we're doing this.
- Yes.
- I brought flowers and wine.
- Great. Thanks.
- Oh, this is beautiful! Yeah.
- Thank you. Yeah.
Let me take these things.
- Yeah.
- Can I take your coat?
- Oh.
- Here.
I'll put these
Beautiful. Thank you, Harold.
Here. [laughs]
- How are you? How was your day?
- Fabulous. How was yours?
Oh, great. It was good.
[Stu] We got dinner. I got to go.
I think you can work it out.
Sorry. I apologize.
I'm not I swear I'm not
gonna be on that all night.
- Harold, how are you?
- Good to see you.
Just working out some of the kinks
far as the patrol assignments,
but I don't got to tell you
about that, do I?
Hell, it must be even tougher
now that we're suddenly down a man.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Well, I brought this.
I can't vouch for the vintage,
but seems the man who used to own
my house was a collector.
- Oh, great.
- Okay. Hey, Harold,
what do you say we look through the house,
see if we can find something
to open that up with?
- Yeah.
- If our dearly departed host
left us a corkscrew or something.
[Frannie whispering over radio]
Larry?
This is Larry.
[Frannie] He's here. It's on.
Got it. Heading out.
And one more time for the record.
Can't fucking believe
you talked me into doing this.
- I feel like an idiot.
- [whispers] Noted.
- What's wrong? Is it Joe?
- What?
Uh, no. Joe
Joe's fine. He's sleeping.
Look, I need to talk to you.
Is there any chance
that we could maybe talk later?
- 'Cause I got to
- I-I-I
Do you remember that day
on the road when we first met?
Do you remember that?
You decided you didn't want
to be alone anymore.
And neither do I.
[sighs]
I need you to do something for me, Larry.
[sighs]
You might be the only person
in this world I trust.
Wait.
Wait. Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait.
- I don't want to wait anymore.
- Well, well, I
- Larry, I can't.
- I-I-I mean
why why now?
You can't [sighs]
You wouldn't understand.
I can't explain.
- It won't it won't make sense.
- Nadine.
I want you to fuck me, Larry.
I You don't
You don't talk like that.
Nadine, wh-what's wrong? This is
This isn't like you.
You don't
you don't want me?
Oh, I-I do. I mean
Just not this way.
This is the only way it is.
[breathing heavily]
I don't have a choice.
You don't understand.
It's the only way he'll let me go, Larry.
Who? Who's him? Who are you
It's the only way.
Please.
Nadine.
Nadine, listen.
Say we do this, and you wake up
tomorrow feeling regretful
and-and like I took advantage of you
and then we have a falling out.
I mean, we have Joe to think about, right?
And where does that leave him?
Of course.
I don't know what I was thinking.
Let's go home
get some sleep.
You want me to walk with you?
I'll be fine.
Thank you very much.
- Cheers to good luck.
- Cheers. Cheers to good
Cheers.
Take off! Just rocket ship!
Please put me to bed ♪
And turn out the light ♪
["Goodbye" by Apparat playing]
Fold out your hands ♪
Give me a sign ♪
Hold down your lies ♪
Lay down next to me ♪
- Don't listen when I scream ♪
- Fuck.
Bury your thoughts and fall asleep ♪
If I were a key, where would I be?
Find out ♪
I was just a bad dream ♪
If I were a key, where would I be?
[Harold] Remember that time
you and Amy took me to Palace Playland?
This amusement park
about 30 miles north of Ogunquit.
Right.
- And I must be, like, nine or ten.
- Mm-hmm.
And we're walking
through the main thoroughfare of the park,
and I spot an ice cream parlor.
I go in by myself first.
And the guy behind the counter
barely even sees me.
It's like I'm not even there.
And then
- Frannie walks in.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Stu] In walks Frannie.
- Oh, no.
- [Harold] In walks Frannie.
- [Stu] Mm-hmm.
- And his whole life changes.
- Yeah.
- Of course.
- [Frannie] Oh, God, no.
- Yeah. Look at that face.
- [Harold] Drooling.
Yeah, right?
- And instantly just like
- Right?
"What can I do for you, miss?"
She got us three free ice cream cones.
- One with chocolate on top.
- [Frannie] I think I
- Do you remember that?
- You got the face.
Yeah, exactly.
Exactly!
Do you remember giving me
the one with the chocolate?
Sure. [chuckles]
- Mm-hmm.
- Yes?
I felt bad about getting 'em
for free, I guess.
What? [chuckles]
I actually wasn't there, Fran.
- [Stu] Wait, what?
- [Frannie] What do you mean?
I wasn't there.
I was at home.
- You were there.
- No.
Well, I must be thinking
of another time because
Mmm. No, you never took me along.
Not to Palace Playland,
not to get ice cream.
Never even invited me.
[all chuckle]
[Harold] It was Amy
that told me that story.
[Stu] Amy's your sister?
- [Harold] Yeah, yeah.
- Yeah?
And everybody just loved Amy.
Especially my parents.
I miss her.
Yeah, I was just thinking the other day
it's a really good thing that neither
of them turned out immune.
'Cause then they would have had
to go on without her.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- No, it's
- No, no, no.
Wine wine's getting to me
a bit harder than I thought.
It's it's been a tough week with Weizak.
- Hey, understandably so.
- You have
nothing to apologize for whatsoever,
and also we
Is there is there a restroom I could use
and splash some water on my face?
Yeah, of course, it's just up the stairs,
all the way at the end of the hall.
Thanks.
[Stu] I mean, poor kid's
really going through it, isn't he?
[Frannie sighs] Yeah.
Hey there, lover boy.
Where you at? I'm back.
[radio chatter]
[Stu] Whatever they want to do.
I don't want anybody out there
that hasn't gotten the proper
amount of sleep, right?
[Man] Hey, I agree. We don't want
anybody doing anything foolish.
Let's keep everyone safe
and accounted for.
Look, let's
Why don't we just keep it easy?
Whatever they feel
comfortable with, really.
[Man] Okay.
[chatter continues]
- [laughing] Oh, my God.
- [laughs]
- Boo.
- You scared me.
- What's up?
- I should be heading out.
Oh, no, you don't have to leave yet.
Th-The night is young.
[laughs] What?
Good night, Frannie.
Thanks for dinner.
Sure.
Bonne nuit, Frannie.
[Stu] All right, well, just make sure
no one's out there that's
Oh, Lord
I don't know
what I've done to offend thee,
but I'm heartily sorry.
[Mother Abagail]
Show me my sin.
Show it to me so I know
how to make it better.
Talk to me, and take me back
into the confidences of the saints.
- Stu. Stu.
- Right, so
- I'm sorry.
- What the hell, Frannie?
- What are you doing?
- I'll tell you in a second.
Hey, Larry, get out of there now.
He's on his way back.
You got to get out.
Shit. Shit.
[door creaks]
Fuck, come on, come on.
[door creaks]
Shit. Fuck.
[Mother Abagail]
Please, God,
I am your willing recipient.
[growling]
[growling]
[guard] I'm telling you, ma'am,
if you'd just give us
the description of the lost item,
we'll be happy to have
our custodial staff go over
[Dayna] It's fine.
- I just don't want to put anybody
- Yes, ma'am.
It's just that Mr. Henreid would prefer
I'm sure Mr. Henreid would prefer hearing
that you did exactly
what I asked, when I asked.
Don't you think?
[sighs]
[chatter echoing]
[Dayna] Yeah, that's him.
He's the one that was cleaning up
the section right before.
[guard] Hey, stupid!
Yeah, that means you, fat ass.
I'm afraid you're not gonna have any luck.
This guy is dumber than a sack of hammers.
Lady's got a question for you, stupid.
My name is Tom Cullen. I'm 42 years old
Oh, knock that shit off.
- Just give me a second with him.
- Miss, I'm not sure
Hey, Tom. Hey.
to the situation, please tell me
Tom. Hi.
Hey, I'm Dayna. Dayna Jurgens.
- I I lost something.
- Okay.
Do you know what it was?
Yeah. I
Because sometimes
we know we lost something,
but we're not sure what.
Miss Sykes says that's a blessing
because if you're only looking
for one special thing,
then anything else you find
is a disappointment.
It's my bracelet.
I lost my bracelet. It's silver.
My mother gave it to me.
You know, it belonged to her mother.
Grandma.
It's a family heirloom.
Hair loom?
You know what? Yeah.
This is [chuckles]
It's a waste of time.
Look, I lost my bracelet. You know?
Something like you wear on your wrist.
Yeah. Bracelet.
- Oh, M-Miss, you
- [Lloyd] Where is my Dayna with a "Y"?
[guard] Over here, Mr. Henreid.
- Tom, I lost my bracelet.
- [Lloyd] Sweet buns!
Dayna, where you been, girl?
I know how you wanted to meet Flagg.
- Well, Flagg, he wants to meet you, too.
- [Julie] That's right.
- So let's get the fuck out of here, huh?
- Yeah.
[laughs]
[Lloyd] He told me, he said,
"I wanna meet Dayna,"
and I said, "She actually really
wants to meet you, too. So"
M-O-O
[laughs]
[music playing softly]
[mechanical thud]
[elevator bell chimes]
[gasps]
- Also with you, baby.
- See ya.
Wouldn't want to be ya.
["Suspicious Minds"
by Elvis Presley playing]
We're caught in a trap ♪
I can't walk out ♪
Because I love you too much, baby ♪
Why can't you see ♪
What you're doing to me ♪
Oh, the famous Dayna Jurgens.
What a pleasure.
May I offer you a drink?
Yeah. I'll take a beer.
Well, the milk is fresh.
- And great for the bones.
- Beer's just fine.
Huh. Your loss.
[bottle opens]
So, Dayna, let's talk
about what brought you to New Vegas.
- Thank you.
- Yeah. [chuckles]
I've been watching you for days.
Almost since the moment you left Boulder.
I'm sorry, I-I have no idea what you're
No idea what I'm talking about?
No, of course you do.
So now what?
You just gonna kill me?
No.
No, the world's experienced
too much death lately.
You mean, like those poor bastards
you have nailed to the power poles?
Oh.
"Poor bastards" like Mr. Garvey?
[laughs]
Remind me, what'd you do
to that "poor bastard"
soon as you got the chance?
- [screams]
- [thud]
[grunts]
The people who come here,
they come seeking my protection
against the Garveys of the world.
And the only way to provide that
is to reestablish order.
Now, I know the charlatan you follow
claims there's a way to do that
that's pure kumbaya.
Mother Abagail is no charlatan.
Now, you still haven't said
what you're gonna do to me.
Well, gonna send you home.
Why does it sound like there's a catch?
Dayna
who's the third spy?
Who says that there's three?
For all you know, there could just be me
or maybe a dozen others.
No. I know there are two other spies.
One of them's an old hag
that's been holed up on the edge
of the desert for the past few days.
Stagger your arrival, huh? Very smart.
Who's the other one?
You can see so much
but you still can't see that.
That must be driving you fucking insane.
[gasps]
Ow.
[grunting]
[panting]
- You dig that?
- [gasps]
I learned that trick from my old lover
Konstantin Stanislavski.
Yeah, he once told me
that acting is all about reacting.
I was simply using
what you were giving me there. [chuckles]
That was good. [grunting]
Ooh. [chuckles]
So, you really thought you could
just reach out and kill me, huh?
And then what?
Were you gonna bring this whole place down
with your two friends?
[laughs] Ah. No.
Now, who is it, Dayna?
Who's the third that thinks
they're smarter than I am?
You can still serve me.
Never.
Well, never's a long time.
Who's the third spy?
- [gasps]
- [low growl]
You know, I admire your determination,
but this is starting to feel delusional.
[panting]
We're caught in a trap ♪
- [sighs]
- I can't walk out ♪
Because I love you too much, baby ♪
[Frannie] Stu, how many people
around here lock their doors,
let alone their basement?
[Stu] Probably more than you think.
Hey, what are you so worried about?
I just have
a really bad feeling about him.
Yeah.
And I don't think you should ignore that.
But maybe I mean, are we just
[sighs] Maybe we're just misreading
this whole thing.
I tell you what I see? I see
[chuckles]
a kid who is in love with someone
who is not in love with him.
- [grunts]
- And that can mess a person up
in all sorts of ways.
Now, I know you may find this
hard to believe,
but I am familiar
with the complicated emotions,
is what I'm trying to say
that come with that kind of thing.
Yeah?
I don't want to talk about Harold anymore.
[scoffs]
[chatter]
Mother Abagail?
[over radio] Has anyone
got eyes on Mother A?
[man] Middle of the night,
she's probably in bed.
You check with Ray at the house?
This is Ray. I'm at the house.
- You hear that?
- Yeah.
Hey, Ray, this is Stu. Go again with that.
She's gone.
She left us.
What?
You want to elaborate on that?
Mother A!
Ray.
Ray.
["Don't Fear the Reaper"
by Blue Oyster Cult playing]
All our times have come ♪
Here but now they're gone ♪
Seasons don't fear the reaper ♪
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain ♪
We can be like they are ♪
Come on, baby ♪
Don't fear the reaper ♪
Baby, take my hand ♪
Don't fear the reaper ♪
We'll be able to fly ♪
Don't fear the reaper ♪
Baby, I'm your man ♪
La, la, la, la, la ♪
La, la, la, la, la ♪
Valentine is done ♪
Here but now they're gone ♪
Romeo and Juliet ♪
Are together in eternity ♪
Romeo and Juliet ♪
40,000 men and women every day ♪
Like Romeo and Juliet ♪
40,000 men and women every day ♪
Redefine happiness ♪
Another 40,000 coming every day ♪
We can be like they are ♪
Come on, baby ♪
And she had no fear ♪
And she ran to him ♪
Then they started to fly ♪
They looked backward and said goodbye ♪
She had become like they are ♪
She had taken his hand ♪
She had become like they are ♪
Come on, baby ♪
Don't fear the reaper ♪
I got out of New York
with a woman, and she killed herself.
Maybe I'm meant to be alone.
The man who gave me this,
he sent me here to find you.
You want to kill Stu Redman.
- What about the others?
- [Harold] Mr. Chairman?
[Stu] Yes, Harold?
[Harold] I'd like to put a motion
on the floor to accept the slate
of ad hoc committee members in toto.
[applause, whistling, cheers]
[Weizak] Ms. Cross?
[grunts] Hawk. Run.
Seems to me we need to send
somebody, or bodies, out to Vegas.
- How many people would we send?
- Well, that's gonna be dangerous.
Which is why I insist
that we take no action.
Just too many unknowns out there.
- I nominate Judge Farris.
- Of course, I accept.
- Tom Cullen.
- "Tom will surprise you."
How about I try something a little louder!
[racks shotgun]
How many people? How many guns?
Did I see the bad man from your dreams?
Name's Flagg. I'm gonna make you
my right-hand man, Lloyd.
I'd like that.
[Frannie] I have a name
for a nomination: Dayna Jurgens.
You want me to talk my way through
whatever trigger-happy sadists
this dark man has installed
as his border guards
on the remains of Las Vegas,
then haul my ass back here,
and then tell you what I saw?
I'm in.
[foreman] Look, the substation is a mess.
We're barely making our quotas as it is,
so tell me how am I supposed
to keep on schedule
when you keep pulling my best people?
Now, I did mark down that that request
came direct from Mr. Henreid, didn't I?
Hey, Flashdance!
Hey, Flashdance!
Dayna! Come over here.
Ms. Lawry here would like a word with you.
Fine, just come with me.
So, you like it down here
with the mole rat squad?
[laughs] I mean, it's not that bad.
You know? Help keep things running.
Huh. Shit.
Not enough money in the world
to put me down in this hole.
Not enough anything. [chuckles]
Word is, you've been asking questions.
Is that not okay?
Depends on the question. [chuckles]
You've been asking about Mr. Flagg.
What's got you so hot and bothered
to see the man, anyway?
Honestly, I just,
I had these dreams with him.
Oh, we all dream of him.
That don't make you special.
I know that.
Well, way it works is
if you want to get to see the man,
you got to see
my man.
Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.
- [Julie squeals]
- Well!
Look who we got here.
Dayna with a "Y." Am I right?
- Mm-hmm.
- How you pronounce that? Dayna?
- Dayna.
- Appreciate you fetching her, sugar.
And may I say
wow, you is fetchin'.
Holy shit.
I mean, you're-you're Lloyd Henreid.
- You're his right-hand man.
- That's me, sweet buns.
I'm the one that rides the elevator
all the way up to the top.
Now, apparently,
you've been gabbin' around town
asking everybody
that you need to see Flagg.
Look, I'm really sorry.
I-I didn't mean to just
No, no, no need to apologize.
But you got Flagg intrigued,
which has got me intrigued.
Where you been, girl?
Captain Trips has been around
for months and months.
Now you kind of show up
out of the blue, saying,
"I need to see Flagg."
What? You've been hiding out?
No. I just
I saw what was out there
and it wasn't for me.
All right, well,
the boss man wants me to pick you up,
show you a good time,
bring you to this fine establishment.
We got an amazing society out here
and we owe it all to Mr. Flagg.
[chuckles] I owe my life to Mr. Flagg,
because he saved me.
I was at the bottom of the barrel,
and he plucked me out.
Shit, girl, look at me now.
[Dayna] I see it.
This place, you can be
anything you want to be here.
All it is, is a question of motivation.
["That Old Black Magic" playing]
Old black magic has me in its spell ♪
Old black magic that you weave so well ♪
Those icy fingers up and down my spine ♪
The same old witchcraft
When your eyes meet mine ♪
Same old tingle that I feel inside ♪
And then that elevator starts its rise ♪
Down and down I go ♪
Round and around I go ♪
Like a leaf caught in a tide ♪
I should stay away ♪
But what can I do ♪
I hear your name ♪
And I'm aflame ♪
[clerk] Name, age,
pre-plague occupation, special skills.
Name, age,
[lips sputter] My name is Tom Cullen.
I'm 42 years old
and developmentally disabled.
Please do not be alarmed by my behavior,
for I have difficulty
- Shut the fuck up.
- [laughter nearby]
What the fuck, fellas?
Apparently, that's about all he's said
since he walked up to the roadblock.
Just toss him in the slave cages.
- What's wrong?
- You know Mr. Flagg's rule.
Anyone comes here voluntarily
is a citizen no matter what.
I suggest you find him something.
Well, how am I supposed to place him
if I got no idea what he can do?
[Tom sputters] My name is Tom Cullen.
- I'm 42 years old
- Jesus fucking Christ.
Please do not be alarmed
Report to the front desk, Gladiators Hall.
Show 'em that.
Next.
["It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones playing]
[Dayna] Thought you said
you were on the top floor.
[Lloyd] This is the top floor
as far as you're concerned.
Hey, what's up, Victor?
- Boom!
- Hey!
Everything above is reserved.
For Mr. Flagg?
But when I see you
Hanging about with anyone ♪
Plenty action down here, anyway.
Somebody's got to take care of this place.
Ain't that right, sweet buns?
Oh, you are always right, Daddy.
[giggles]
You find it happens all the time ♪
Love will never do ♪
[crowd cheering]
[whooping, whistling]
Welcome to
[high-pitched] heaven!
[whooping, shouting]
[Lloyd shouts]
- [chain saw whirring]
- [people whooping]
It's not unusual to be sad with anyone ♪
But if I ever find
That you've changed at any time ♪
It's not unusual ♪
To find that I'm in love with you ♪
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
[Stu over radio] Hey, Weizak,
if you can hear me, this is Stu.
You just sit tight, buddy, okay?
We're gonna come get you.
Stay warm, or try to, at least.
If you can let us know
your position any way,
honk a horn or a flashlight beam
or anything
- Come on.
- What?
Your clothes.
[man over radio]
We're gonna find you, Weizak.
We will, we'll find you.
[panting, shuddering]
[weakly] Hawk. Run.
[grunts]
- What if they don't buy it?
- [radio chatter]
- What?
- What if they don't believe us?
Harold, we've been over this.
W-We could leave.
Tonight. Now.
[scoffs] We're not leaving.
'Cause of Joe?
Because of him.
Listen, Harold, we can't fuck this up.
Do you understand?
We cannot let him down.
[Stu] Hey, listen up.
All off-duty watchmen
to the amphitheater, now.
[man over radio]
On my way.
- [woman] Copy that. Heading over.
- [man 2] Copy that.
[Larry] You ever heard of a guy
shooting himself in the chest?
[Stu] Norris said it happens
more than you think.
Said he saw it a bunch as an EMT.
More common in women, but it does happen.
[Larry] I didn't know the guy well,
but Weizak didn't strike me
as the suicide type.
I'll be honest with you,
everything we've been through,
I'm surprised we don't see more of these.
Yeah, I guess.
You sound like you want to say something.
It's just that that poor guy
we found on the road,
he told us the devil was coming,
and then one of our watchmen
turns up dead.
You think that's a coincidence?
[sighs]
I think it can be tempting
to believe it's all connected.
But, I don't know, that doesn't
necessarily make it so.
[over radio] Hey, Stu.
Norris here. Go to three.
Yeah, go for Stu.
You said you wanted to know
as soon as Lauder got here.
[Harold] Is it true?
Weizak?
Yeah, it's true, Harold.
I'm sorry. I know he was your friend.
[Harold] There's there's no possibility
it was, you know, an accident,
he was just
fooling around with the gun,
went off by mistake?
Yeah, that's
that's a possibility, yeah.
[breath trembling]
Takes the fucking coward's way out.
Look, Harold, it's normal to be upset
Hey, you know,
he was thinking about opening
a-a drive-in up here,
showing the old movies that we
that we found in houses.
Hey, maybe I should
I should take that on.
You know, give everybody
a reason to come together
as a community.
Yeah, I think that's a great idea.
Yeah.
[Mother Abagail] I told you
not to do anything
having to do with the dark man
until we got the okay from above.
And what do y'all do?
You go and you send spies.
Are you trying to start a war?
Why did you do this?
What did you think was going to happen?
After everything you've seen,
after everything you've gone through,
you know he can see you.
He can see what you've done!
My God!
[sighing]
Aw, Nick,
you were supposed to be my voice.
The Lord said it was you.
And now you're talking about
y'all sent spies!
The Israelites sent spies into Canaan,
and it bought 'em 40 years in the desert.
I guess we'll find out
what you've wrought.
[both laugh, sigh]
- Oh! Oh!
- [laughs]
Oh, Daddy, are you ready?
- You're so sexy.
- [giggles]
[R & B music playing]
Yes. So much, I want to take you home
to meet my parents.
But I love this booty so much,
I want to take you out to a nice little
Let's take a shower ♪
Dayna with a "Y"? Ha.
Don't be shy.
Come and get some, sweet buns.
Come on. Where's my bitch?
I got a surprise for you.
- [Lloyd] Shut up.
- [Julie] Hey, honey.
- [Lloyd moans]
- I left something for you on the couch.
- Why don't you pick what you like?
- Ooh. A toy?
- [Julie] I've got a surprise for you.
- [Lloyd] Oh, you got a new toy for baby?
[Julie] Yeah, I got
a new toy for you, Daddy.
[Lloyd] Oh, fuck yeah!
- [Julie] Oh, yeah. You like what you see?
- [Lloyd] Oh, fuck.
Oh, stop it.
- I want to fuck you so hard.
- [Julie giggles]
- Oh, you're so fucking hot.
- Mmm.
You're so fucking hot.
Oh, God! Oh!
Look at that. Oh.
Aren't you just a tasty little treat?
You guys gonna kiss?
- Oh.
- Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Fucking shit.
- Oh, baby.
- Oh.
Can I get in there?
[moans]
[Julie] Oh, yeah,
I got to get you all nice
and relaxed for Mr. Flagg later.
See, you're the only one
In the world that I need ♪
Wait. What?
Oh, you know that Mr. Flagg
tolerates you so much better
'Kay, 'kay, 'kay, 'kay, 'kay.
Sidebar really quick.
- Can we maybe not, please?
- What? Well, you know
it's gonna be a big time at the fights
and you need to get yourself
correct before you see the man.
I-I-I've told you, like, over five times,
I don't like it when you bring up Flagg.
- Especially when we're about to fuck.
- Oh, that's right.
You see, I-I forgot.
I'm not supposed to say "Mr. Flagg."
- Right?
- Shh.
Please stop saying his name.
- Okay.
- You got to stop saying his name
or this is gonna
- Okay. Okay.
- Let's just go.
- Let's just go.
- Mmm.
- It's
- No?
Oh! Ah, fuck!
Now I'm as soft as a pool floatie.
- Ugh!
- What's the matter, Daddy?
She-She does this every time.
It's infuriating.
- Oh, no. Oh.
- [Lloyd grunts]
[Julie laughs]
Oh, man.
He is just adorable. Yeah, come to mama!
[sniffs]
[sighs]
You just have to say the word "Flagg,"
and he starts quaking
like a shitting poodle.
[laughs]
Hey, Daddy, is this thing
gonna happen or what?
Yeah, just I'll be out
in a second. It's gonna happen.
Mmm.
Well, I was just thinking that
if this isn't gonna happen right now
and we got a little bit of time,
maybe we can go shopping.
Yeah, this shit's a lost cause.
Let's fucking shop.
Oh. [giggles]
Don't want to wait
Till you know me better ♪
[rock music playing]
[woman moaning]
There ain't a reason
On earth to waste it ♪
It ain't a crime
To be good to yourself ♪
Lick it up, lick it up ♪
[woman] Oh, man!
Oh! Oh, honey.
Oh. [laughs]
Oh, folks, let's hear it
for those prelims, huh?
- [applause and cheering]
- Oh, and this is
just a friendly reminder.
We only have a few minutes left
to make your main-event bets.
Why, I think just last night,
we had a fella win
a brand-new pleasure girl.
- [cheering]
- Huh? And I think it was
a thousand rounds
of 50-cal ammo. A thousand.
Oh. Thank you.
Next time, folks, that could be you.
[crowd chanting] Why not me?
Why not me? Why not me?
Why not me?
You see that big fella down there?
- Hmm?
- That one with the beard?
There's something sweet
You can't buy with money ♪
Uh, yeah, I guess so. Why?
On my way here,
I ran into these two fellas.
Well, I call 'em
"The Two Dummies." [laughs]
One of 'em was dumb as in,
like, he can't talk.
Can't hear, neither.
The other one was dumb
as in, like, a feeb.
They made quite the pair,
like a goddamn Richard Pryor movie.
- [laughs]
- Ah.
I am pretty sure
that big fella's the feeb.
Huh.
- [microphone feedback]
- I think this is a good opportunity
to acknowledge some VIPs
we have in the audience tonight.
I heard a rumor Lloyd Henreid
- Oh, baby!
- has taken time out of his schedule
to be with us tonight.
Lloyd, why don't you take
a step forward and give us
a chance to show our appreciation
for you and everything you've given us.
- [applause, cheering]
- Yeah!
Oh, yeah!
[whooping, cheering, whistling]
- Yes!
- Yeah!
- They're talking about me.
- Oh, baby, you got
a little something
on your face right there.
[bell clangs]
[woman] You know what that is.
It's time for our main event!
- [cheering, whooping]
- Yes!
But first, a word from our sponsor,
our benefactor, the one
who makes all of this possible,
the greatest man the world has ever known,
the father of the future
Mr. Randall Flagg!
Yes!
[cheering, whooping, whistling]
Let him hear you in the penthouse!
[cheering, whooping, whistling]
Yeah!
- Yes!
- [cheering]
[whistling, cheering]
[whooping]
[Julie whooping]
[Flagg through monitor]
In the world that was,
they told you it was wrong
to love violence.
[crowd booing]
They told you it was wrong to love sex.
[crowd booing]
They told you it was wrong to want more!
[Flagg] Well, I say,
their time is at an end.
Our time has begun!
Citizens of New Vegas,
welcome to
freedom!
[cheering, whooping]
[all] Yeah!
Yeah!
So, when do we get
to meet the man upstairs?
[Julie giggles]
[crickets chirping]
[birds chirping]
[Nadine breathing heavily]
[panting]
[groans]
[panting]
[loud breath echoing]
[exhales loudly]
Mmm.
[breathing heavily]
[Flagg distorted]
You belong to me.
The old witch's powers are fading.
I can see you there now
even without your toy.
Why would you care?
You gave me to Harold.
Oh. [laughs]
Is that what I did?
No Nadine.
I gave you purpose.
We're in this together.
Always.
Since the moment I found you
12 years old
living in that state home
not a friend in the world.
Except me.
I was your friend, wasn't I?
[gasps]
I didn't give you to anyone.
You know who you belong to.
You belong to me.
Only me.
[Nadine sighs]
[echoing sigh]
[exhales]
[groans]
[birds singing]
- So, what do they think?
- Exactly what I made them think.
Weizak couldn't cope, shot himself.
What's so urgent?
You could have told me that later.
Oh, right, it's got to be urgent
for you to risk being seen
with someone like me.
Oh, God, Harold.
You didn't have to kill him.
What?
You didn't have to kill him.
I could have
- Could have what?
- I could have talked to him.
I could have said something.
He would have listened to me.
I was his friend.
And he would have listened to me.
I'm your friend Harold.
[Nadine chuckles]
Oh, no, Harold.
Harold?
Not when we're so close. Hmm?
[whispering] We're almost there.
Then we go to him.
- [zipper opens]
- Now you remember?
- Hey! Hi!
- Hi! Oh, Frannie.
- [Frannie] Hi.
- [door closes]
Fancy meeting you here.
I was I was looking for you, actually.
- I heard you were headed this way.
- Who said that?
[laughs] I don't know,
just someone at the hub.
- Oh.
- Um
I'm so, so sorry about Weizak.
Thanks. [chuckles]
Sure he had his reasons.
You want to come for dinner?
Stu and I would love
to have you for dinner.
Yes. Yeah, sure.
- Let's find a time.
- Great.
How about tomorrow?
I mean, I know you're not busy.
I live with the guy
who keeps the watch schedules.
Oh, I remember.
[chuckles] I do, I do.
I do remember. Tomorrow's great.
- Great.
- Yeah.
- So tomorrow. Okay.
- Tomorrow.
Don't bring anything but your appetite.
- I won't. All right.
- Great. Okay.
- Oh. [laughs]
- Oh, sorry.
It's okay. Whew!
- Bye.
- Whoa. Awkward.
Bye.
[Frannie] See you later.
[Larry grunts]
[birds singing]
Hey.
Hey.
You might want to hang back.
My grip isn't too good on this thing.
- Well, I got a favor to ask.
- What's up?
I've invited Harold over for dinner.
And you want me to make the casserole.
[chuckles] Uh
I want you to search his house.
Excuse me?
- Just we're gonna keep him busy.
- [Larry laughs]
You want me
to-to break into Harold's house?
Yeah. [chuckles] And search it.
Looking for what, exactly?
[sighs]
I'm not sure, exactly.
Um, but, Larry, I'm-I'm worried about him.
I think he might be planning
something bad.
- I know it sounds crazy.
- Well, I just
It doesn't sound crazy. It's
Something's off about him.
I mean, I felt it when I first met him.
Even Joe, he was
It doesn't sound crazy. What'd Stu say?
Because you didn't tell him, Frannie.
Of course you didn't.
It's a conflict of interest if he knows.
He's night watch captain. [chuckles]
Look, when Harold gets to our house,
I'm gonna call you on Stu's walkie.
And I know that Harold has
a night watch walkie of his own,
which is why we're gonna use
the private channels.
And then when dinner's wrapping up,
we'll call you again.
All right? [chuckles]
[scoffs]
- Yeah.
- Hey, um
bring your top hand down to meet
the bottom one when you swing,
and it, uh, won't sting
as much on your hands.
It's like baseball. [chuckles]
Thanks, Larry.
Thanks.
[rain pattering,
thunder rumbling in distance]
[footsteps approaching]
Joe?
Joe? Come on, lunch is ready.
I'm gonna eat it if you don't hurry up.
Joe?
Joe!
Joe!
Have you seen my the little boy?
[playing upbeat tune]
[sighs] Oh, thank God.
[pants]
Joe, you can't do that.
You cannot run off like that.
I mean, not even
to Mother Abagail's house, okay?
- I was worried sick!
- I'm sorry about that.
I think this is my fault,
but we were having
such a good time talking.
Time just got away from us, I think.
He talked to you?
Yeah, well, there's talking
and then there's talking.
[scoffs]
Anything I should know?
His name, maybe?
No, we did not get that far.
You know, his mind is muddled
and filled with things
no child should have ever seen.
- Do you play piano?
- Uh [chuckles]
No.
One of the
one of foster homes I was at
had one of these, though.
I thought it was a sign that,
you know, it was gonna be
different from all the other places,
but turns out, music can't stop
people from being people.
No. It doesn't.
Personally, I don't know
anything about the piano.
It was here when I got here.
But I keep the top open
so the little ones can see what's going on
when they press a key.
Seems to make them comfortable.
You know, I've noticed how well
you and Joe get along.
You're not blood.
You take really nice care of the boy.
It's not like I had a choice.
No, you have a choice.
You had a choice.
You chose to keep him safe.
You had a choice
and you chose to keep him comfortable.
We all have choice
until we don't.
[playing ascending scale]
One, baby count one ♪
["Baby Count Ten"
by The Bell Sisters playing]
While you're having fun
With someone else ♪
Don't come around ♪
- [Stu] Yeah, it works for me.
- [knocking]
If it works for him, it's fine.
Take the 6:00, move it till tomorrow.
[man over radio]
Yeah, what about Tuesday?
[Stu] Yeah, can you swap
Hi! [laughs]
- Hi!
- Come on in. How are you?
- [chuckles] Good. How are you?
- Welcome.
- So glad we're doing this.
- Yes.
- I brought flowers and wine.
- Great. Thanks.
- Oh, this is beautiful! Yeah.
- Thank you. Yeah.
Let me take these things.
- Yeah.
- Can I take your coat?
- Oh.
- Here.
I'll put these
Beautiful. Thank you, Harold.
Here. [laughs]
- How are you? How was your day?
- Fabulous. How was yours?
Oh, great. It was good.
[Stu] We got dinner. I got to go.
I think you can work it out.
Sorry. I apologize.
I'm not I swear I'm not
gonna be on that all night.
- Harold, how are you?
- Good to see you.
Just working out some of the kinks
far as the patrol assignments,
but I don't got to tell you
about that, do I?
Hell, it must be even tougher
now that we're suddenly down a man.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Well, I brought this.
I can't vouch for the vintage,
but seems the man who used to own
my house was a collector.
- Oh, great.
- Okay. Hey, Harold,
what do you say we look through the house,
see if we can find something
to open that up with?
- Yeah.
- If our dearly departed host
left us a corkscrew or something.
[Frannie whispering over radio]
Larry?
This is Larry.
[Frannie] He's here. It's on.
Got it. Heading out.
And one more time for the record.
Can't fucking believe
you talked me into doing this.
- I feel like an idiot.
- [whispers] Noted.
- What's wrong? Is it Joe?
- What?
Uh, no. Joe
Joe's fine. He's sleeping.
Look, I need to talk to you.
Is there any chance
that we could maybe talk later?
- 'Cause I got to
- I-I-I
Do you remember that day
on the road when we first met?
Do you remember that?
You decided you didn't want
to be alone anymore.
And neither do I.
[sighs]
I need you to do something for me, Larry.
[sighs]
You might be the only person
in this world I trust.
Wait.
Wait. Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait.
- I don't want to wait anymore.
- Well, well, I
- Larry, I can't.
- I-I-I mean
why why now?
You can't [sighs]
You wouldn't understand.
I can't explain.
- It won't it won't make sense.
- Nadine.
I want you to fuck me, Larry.
I You don't
You don't talk like that.
Nadine, wh-what's wrong? This is
This isn't like you.
You don't
you don't want me?
Oh, I-I do. I mean
Just not this way.
This is the only way it is.
[breathing heavily]
I don't have a choice.
You don't understand.
It's the only way he'll let me go, Larry.
Who? Who's him? Who are you
It's the only way.
Please.
Nadine.
Nadine, listen.
Say we do this, and you wake up
tomorrow feeling regretful
and-and like I took advantage of you
and then we have a falling out.
I mean, we have Joe to think about, right?
And where does that leave him?
Of course.
I don't know what I was thinking.
Let's go home
get some sleep.
You want me to walk with you?
I'll be fine.
Thank you very much.
- Cheers to good luck.
- Cheers. Cheers to good
Cheers.
Take off! Just rocket ship!
Please put me to bed ♪
And turn out the light ♪
["Goodbye" by Apparat playing]
Fold out your hands ♪
Give me a sign ♪
Hold down your lies ♪
Lay down next to me ♪
- Don't listen when I scream ♪
- Fuck.
Bury your thoughts and fall asleep ♪
If I were a key, where would I be?
Find out ♪
I was just a bad dream ♪
If I were a key, where would I be?
[Harold] Remember that time
you and Amy took me to Palace Playland?
This amusement park
about 30 miles north of Ogunquit.
Right.
- And I must be, like, nine or ten.
- Mm-hmm.
And we're walking
through the main thoroughfare of the park,
and I spot an ice cream parlor.
I go in by myself first.
And the guy behind the counter
barely even sees me.
It's like I'm not even there.
And then
- Frannie walks in.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Stu] In walks Frannie.
- Oh, no.
- [Harold] In walks Frannie.
- [Stu] Mm-hmm.
- And his whole life changes.
- Yeah.
- Of course.
- [Frannie] Oh, God, no.
- Yeah. Look at that face.
- [Harold] Drooling.
Yeah, right?
- And instantly just like
- Right?
"What can I do for you, miss?"
She got us three free ice cream cones.
- One with chocolate on top.
- [Frannie] I think I
- Do you remember that?
- You got the face.
Yeah, exactly.
Exactly!
Do you remember giving me
the one with the chocolate?
Sure. [chuckles]
- Mm-hmm.
- Yes?
I felt bad about getting 'em
for free, I guess.
What? [chuckles]
I actually wasn't there, Fran.
- [Stu] Wait, what?
- [Frannie] What do you mean?
I wasn't there.
I was at home.
- You were there.
- No.
Well, I must be thinking
of another time because
Mmm. No, you never took me along.
Not to Palace Playland,
not to get ice cream.
Never even invited me.
[all chuckle]
[Harold] It was Amy
that told me that story.
[Stu] Amy's your sister?
- [Harold] Yeah, yeah.
- Yeah?
And everybody just loved Amy.
Especially my parents.
I miss her.
Yeah, I was just thinking the other day
it's a really good thing that neither
of them turned out immune.
'Cause then they would have had
to go on without her.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- No, it's
- No, no, no.
Wine wine's getting to me
a bit harder than I thought.
It's it's been a tough week with Weizak.
- Hey, understandably so.
- You have
nothing to apologize for whatsoever,
and also we
Is there is there a restroom I could use
and splash some water on my face?
Yeah, of course, it's just up the stairs,
all the way at the end of the hall.
Thanks.
[Stu] I mean, poor kid's
really going through it, isn't he?
[Frannie sighs] Yeah.
Hey there, lover boy.
Where you at? I'm back.
[radio chatter]
[Stu] Whatever they want to do.
I don't want anybody out there
that hasn't gotten the proper
amount of sleep, right?
[Man] Hey, I agree. We don't want
anybody doing anything foolish.
Let's keep everyone safe
and accounted for.
Look, let's
Why don't we just keep it easy?
Whatever they feel
comfortable with, really.
[Man] Okay.
[chatter continues]
- [laughing] Oh, my God.
- [laughs]
- Boo.
- You scared me.
- What's up?
- I should be heading out.
Oh, no, you don't have to leave yet.
Th-The night is young.
[laughs] What?
Good night, Frannie.
Thanks for dinner.
Sure.
Bonne nuit, Frannie.
[Stu] All right, well, just make sure
no one's out there that's
Oh, Lord
I don't know
what I've done to offend thee,
but I'm heartily sorry.
[Mother Abagail]
Show me my sin.
Show it to me so I know
how to make it better.
Talk to me, and take me back
into the confidences of the saints.
- Stu. Stu.
- Right, so
- I'm sorry.
- What the hell, Frannie?
- What are you doing?
- I'll tell you in a second.
Hey, Larry, get out of there now.
He's on his way back.
You got to get out.
Shit. Shit.
[door creaks]
Fuck, come on, come on.
[door creaks]
Shit. Fuck.
[Mother Abagail]
Please, God,
I am your willing recipient.
[growling]
[growling]
[guard] I'm telling you, ma'am,
if you'd just give us
the description of the lost item,
we'll be happy to have
our custodial staff go over
[Dayna] It's fine.
- I just don't want to put anybody
- Yes, ma'am.
It's just that Mr. Henreid would prefer
I'm sure Mr. Henreid would prefer hearing
that you did exactly
what I asked, when I asked.
Don't you think?
[sighs]
[chatter echoing]
[Dayna] Yeah, that's him.
He's the one that was cleaning up
the section right before.
[guard] Hey, stupid!
Yeah, that means you, fat ass.
I'm afraid you're not gonna have any luck.
This guy is dumber than a sack of hammers.
Lady's got a question for you, stupid.
My name is Tom Cullen. I'm 42 years old
Oh, knock that shit off.
- Just give me a second with him.
- Miss, I'm not sure
Hey, Tom. Hey.
to the situation, please tell me
Tom. Hi.
Hey, I'm Dayna. Dayna Jurgens.
- I I lost something.
- Okay.
Do you know what it was?
Yeah. I
Because sometimes
we know we lost something,
but we're not sure what.
Miss Sykes says that's a blessing
because if you're only looking
for one special thing,
then anything else you find
is a disappointment.
It's my bracelet.
I lost my bracelet. It's silver.
My mother gave it to me.
You know, it belonged to her mother.
Grandma.
It's a family heirloom.
Hair loom?
You know what? Yeah.
This is [chuckles]
It's a waste of time.
Look, I lost my bracelet. You know?
Something like you wear on your wrist.
Yeah. Bracelet.
- Oh, M-Miss, you
- [Lloyd] Where is my Dayna with a "Y"?
[guard] Over here, Mr. Henreid.
- Tom, I lost my bracelet.
- [Lloyd] Sweet buns!
Dayna, where you been, girl?
I know how you wanted to meet Flagg.
- Well, Flagg, he wants to meet you, too.
- [Julie] That's right.
- So let's get the fuck out of here, huh?
- Yeah.
[laughs]
[Lloyd] He told me, he said,
"I wanna meet Dayna,"
and I said, "She actually really
wants to meet you, too. So"
M-O-O
[laughs]
[music playing softly]
[mechanical thud]
[elevator bell chimes]
[gasps]
- Also with you, baby.
- See ya.
Wouldn't want to be ya.
["Suspicious Minds"
by Elvis Presley playing]
We're caught in a trap ♪
I can't walk out ♪
Because I love you too much, baby ♪
Why can't you see ♪
What you're doing to me ♪
Oh, the famous Dayna Jurgens.
What a pleasure.
May I offer you a drink?
Yeah. I'll take a beer.
Well, the milk is fresh.
- And great for the bones.
- Beer's just fine.
Huh. Your loss.
[bottle opens]
So, Dayna, let's talk
about what brought you to New Vegas.
- Thank you.
- Yeah. [chuckles]
I've been watching you for days.
Almost since the moment you left Boulder.
I'm sorry, I-I have no idea what you're
No idea what I'm talking about?
No, of course you do.
So now what?
You just gonna kill me?
No.
No, the world's experienced
too much death lately.
You mean, like those poor bastards
you have nailed to the power poles?
Oh.
"Poor bastards" like Mr. Garvey?
[laughs]
Remind me, what'd you do
to that "poor bastard"
soon as you got the chance?
- [screams]
- [thud]
[grunts]
The people who come here,
they come seeking my protection
against the Garveys of the world.
And the only way to provide that
is to reestablish order.
Now, I know the charlatan you follow
claims there's a way to do that
that's pure kumbaya.
Mother Abagail is no charlatan.
Now, you still haven't said
what you're gonna do to me.
Well, gonna send you home.
Why does it sound like there's a catch?
Dayna
who's the third spy?
Who says that there's three?
For all you know, there could just be me
or maybe a dozen others.
No. I know there are two other spies.
One of them's an old hag
that's been holed up on the edge
of the desert for the past few days.
Stagger your arrival, huh? Very smart.
Who's the other one?
You can see so much
but you still can't see that.
That must be driving you fucking insane.
[gasps]
Ow.
[grunting]
[panting]
- You dig that?
- [gasps]
I learned that trick from my old lover
Konstantin Stanislavski.
Yeah, he once told me
that acting is all about reacting.
I was simply using
what you were giving me there. [chuckles]
That was good. [grunting]
Ooh. [chuckles]
So, you really thought you could
just reach out and kill me, huh?
And then what?
Were you gonna bring this whole place down
with your two friends?
[laughs] Ah. No.
Now, who is it, Dayna?
Who's the third that thinks
they're smarter than I am?
You can still serve me.
Never.
Well, never's a long time.
Who's the third spy?
- [gasps]
- [low growl]
You know, I admire your determination,
but this is starting to feel delusional.
[panting]
We're caught in a trap ♪
- [sighs]
- I can't walk out ♪
Because I love you too much, baby ♪
[Frannie] Stu, how many people
around here lock their doors,
let alone their basement?
[Stu] Probably more than you think.
Hey, what are you so worried about?
I just have
a really bad feeling about him.
Yeah.
And I don't think you should ignore that.
But maybe I mean, are we just
[sighs] Maybe we're just misreading
this whole thing.
I tell you what I see? I see
[chuckles]
a kid who is in love with someone
who is not in love with him.
- [grunts]
- And that can mess a person up
in all sorts of ways.
Now, I know you may find this
hard to believe,
but I am familiar
with the complicated emotions,
is what I'm trying to say
that come with that kind of thing.
Yeah?
I don't want to talk about Harold anymore.
[scoffs]
[chatter]
Mother Abagail?
[over radio] Has anyone
got eyes on Mother A?
[man] Middle of the night,
she's probably in bed.
You check with Ray at the house?
This is Ray. I'm at the house.
- You hear that?
- Yeah.
Hey, Ray, this is Stu. Go again with that.
She's gone.
She left us.
What?
You want to elaborate on that?
Mother A!
Ray.
Ray.
["Don't Fear the Reaper"
by Blue Oyster Cult playing]
All our times have come ♪
Here but now they're gone ♪
Seasons don't fear the reaper ♪
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain ♪
We can be like they are ♪
Come on, baby ♪
Don't fear the reaper ♪
Baby, take my hand ♪
Don't fear the reaper ♪
We'll be able to fly ♪
Don't fear the reaper ♪
Baby, I'm your man ♪
La, la, la, la, la ♪
La, la, la, la, la ♪
Valentine is done ♪
Here but now they're gone ♪
Romeo and Juliet ♪
Are together in eternity ♪
Romeo and Juliet ♪
40,000 men and women every day ♪
Like Romeo and Juliet ♪
40,000 men and women every day ♪
Redefine happiness ♪
Another 40,000 coming every day ♪
We can be like they are ♪
Come on, baby ♪
And she had no fear ♪
And she ran to him ♪
Then they started to fly ♪
They looked backward and said goodbye ♪
She had become like they are ♪
She had taken his hand ♪
She had become like they are ♪
Come on, baby ♪
Don't fear the reaper ♪